MARYLAND NEWS

Used His Company Credit Card to Make More Than $4.1 Million in Unauthorized Purchases to Promote His Brand and Enrich Himself and His Co-conspirators. Source: U.S. Attorney District of Maryland

A federal jury convicted two men Wednesday for the 2016 killing of a Baltimore teacher’s aide who prosecutors said was mistaken for a whistleblower in a health fraud case. Source: Baltimore Sun

The Maryland state prosecutor wants to make it easier to file state charges against public officials who commit wrongdoing. Source: Washington Post

A federal judge handed down a stern sentence Friday to the wife of Towson Ponzi schemer Kevin Merrill by ordering her to serve six consecutive weekends in the Howard County jail. Source: Baltimore Sun

An advisory board tasked with overseeing Baltimore's inspector general's office and assessing the appropriateness of its budget has never met since being written into the city charter in 2018 Source: Baltimore Sun

Solicited and Accepted More Than $33,000 in Bribes in Less Than a Year. Source: U.S. Attorney District of Maryland

A Baltimore plumber pleaded guilty to an extortion charge after he was charged with aiding a Baltimore Department of Public Works supervisor in a scheme to install and maintain services for private developers in exchange for cash. Baltimore Sun

An Annapolis political consultant was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for fraudulent scheme to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to scam-pacs. Source:CBS News Baltimore-WJZ

After the Fraud was Discovered, the Defendant Filed a Fraudulent Petition for Bankruptcy Which was Denied by the Bankruptcy Court. Source: U.S. Attorney District of Maryland

Admitted Using False Passports to Open “Drop Accounts” for a Money Laundering Conspiracy. Source: U.S. Attorney District of Maryland