Defendant also admits to fraudulently obtaining more than $990,000 in COVID-19 relief funds

A Glen Arm man, charged with bribery, admitted to paying at least $25,000 in bribes to a former Baltimore City Department of Finance employee. In exchange, the city employee extinguished various financial obligations the defendant owed to the City of Baltimore.  As a result of the criminal conduct, the City of Baltimore suffered financial losses of more than $145,000. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland