MARYLAND NEWS

Source: Capital Gazette

Source: Maryland Attorney General

Defendant Used Stolen Identities to Open Bank Accounts Which Were Used to Receive Money Obtained from Victim Companies and Individuals Under False Pretenses. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

The trustees of the Maryland Bar’s Client Protection Fund validly rejected a man’s request to be reimbursed for the $2.6 million a since-convicted and disbarred attorney bilked from the escrow account the lawyer had managed for him, the state’s second highest court ruled Wednesday. In its reported 3-0 decision, the Court of Special Appeals said the lawyer was not acting in the fiduciary role of an attorney when he managed the escrow account. Source: Maryland Daily Record

Source: WMAR -2 News

The Defendant Used His Law Firm Escrow Account to Launder Drug Proceeds. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

Source: Maryland Attorney General

The former Chief Information Officer of the Maryland Department of Human Resources, while employed as a government agent, from December 2011 to January 2013,  received financial benefits from two senior members of an IT Company  in exchange for influence in connection with the performance of favorable official acts.  In the process of influencing contracts, the Annapolis woman used her own company, to facilitate contracts and favorable business dealings. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is partnering with Project SAFE and the PROTECT Week Coalition to help seniors in Maryland avoid falling victim to financial exploitation.  PROTECT Week, held June 13-17, 2022, offers opportunities to learn about the many forms of abuse, neglect, and financial e2xploitation of older Marylanders. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland