City employee fraudulently obtained more than $138,000 in COVID-19 relief benefits and took more than $250,000 in bribes that caused losses to Baltimore City in excess of $1,250,000… The Defendant also admitted to engaging in a bribery scheme for over eight years, whereby, in exchange for bribes from various property owners in Baltimore City (the “City”), the Defendant would use his official position as an employee of the City to extinguish various financial obligations owed to the City, including for water bills and property taxes. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland