A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Maryland lawyer in Maryland, on federal charges for wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering conspiracies, and three counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, one count of bank fraud, and four counts of money laundering, in connection with his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud financial institutions of more than $12.5 million that was held on behalf of the Somali government. To effectuate this scheme, the lawyer and others allegedly created false documents regarding Schulman’s authority to recover assets on behalf of the Somali government, according to the DOJ. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland.