MARYLAND NEWS

The scam victim sent multiple checks to a Canadian business. Source: WJLA.com

The online retailer, AdoreMe, Inc., agrees to pay refunds to consumers who did not know they were being enrolled Into membership. he settlement resolves the Attorney General’s claim that AdoreMe deceptively marketed discounted lingerie to its customers without adequately revealing that if they accepted the discount, they would be enrolled in a VIP membership program that would continue to bill them monthly amounts that could be used for future purchases. Consumers who did not want to remain in the VIP program faced obstacles cancelling their memberships. Source: Maryland Attorney General

An Owings Mills man will serve time in federal prison for his role in a wire fraud scheme involving fraudulent CARES Act loan applications. Source: foxbalitmore.com

Checks and money orders mailed at several Baltimore-area post offices are being stolen and altered, with victims reporting thousands of dollars in losses.
Source: WMAR-2 News

The owner of a Baltimore pharmacy pled guilty to one count of filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  On the fraudulent tax returns, he underreported his income by more than $3.5 million which meant he owed more than $1 million in taxes.  Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

A Montgomery County woman who worked in the U.S. State Department pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $650,000 from the agency. Source: Patch.com/maryland

A federal grand jury has charged four individuals, three from New York City and one from New Jersey, with conspiracy to commit visa and marriage fraud. "The defendants’ greed led them to concoct an illegal-marriage scheme that compromises the integrity of our immigration system,” the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland said. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

Annapolis man who was president of the Oyster Harbor Citizens Association in Anne Arundel County for nearly a decade was found guilty of using nearly $20,000 of the organization’s money to pay for personal expenses. Source: Baltimore Sun

A Bowie man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to the plea agreement, he conspired with unknown individuals, including John Doe, a foreign national living in Shenyang, China, to defraud U.S. companies into hiring the Bowie man as a remote software developer. After securing these jobs through materially false statements about his education, training, and experience, He allowed Doe and others to use his computer access credentials to perform the remote software development work and receive payment for that work. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

Defendant Paid $20,000 Bribe in Order to Receive State Contracts. Source: Maryland Attorney General