MARYLAND NEWS

Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

Using the information the victim brought to the barrack, a trooper tracked the package and contacted the FedEx Law Enforcement Liaison in California. The package containing the $12,000 was located and pulled from delivery. Source: WMAR-2 Baltimore

The Distributors’ settlement will resolve allegations that McKesson, AmeriSourceBergen, and Cardinal Health failed foryears to monitor and report suspicious orders of opioid products, which resulted in diversion of those drugs on a massive scale. The Johnson & Johnson settlement will resolve claims that the company deceptively marketed its fentanyl products to healthcare providers and patients. Source: Maryland Attorney General

A 2-year Baltimore City school system investigation has found that administrators at one city high school schemed to inflate enrollment, pressured teachers to change grades and scheduled students into classes that didn’t exist. Source: Washington Post via MSN

There were no questions or comments, meanwhile, about government waste, fraud and abuse exposed by Inspector General Cumming, who pointed to the inherent flaw of “a political board." Source Baltimore Brew.  Also, video of the full meeting is available at Charm TV.

Allegedly Posed as Victims in Telephone Calls to Conceal the Fraud. Source: US Attorney District of Maryland

New team members bolster growing Metro D.C. fraud practice…Miller rejoins Grant Thornton after serving for more than a year as the deputy executive director for the federal government’s Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. Also, previously she was assistant director of the Forensic Audits and Investigative Service at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)….Cappellina brings more than 30 years of experience in providing anti-corruption, investigative and risk management services to private companies and government agencies…He is a certified public accountant in Maryland. Source: BusinessWire.com

Maryland ranked 6^th among the worst, according to 24/7 Wall St., which reviewed a list compiled by insurance marketplace Clearsurance, which based its list on data from the Federal Trade  Commission. Source: 24/7 Wall St. on MSN.com

Source: US Attorney District of Maryland

The civil lawsuit was originally filed in July 2016 after a whistleblower brought forward claims... Source: Kent County News