MARYLAND NEWS

A Maryland resident, and two Washington D.C. residents, are facing indictment as part of the DOJ’s first National USDA Benefits and Program Fraud Enforcement Surge. This nationwide series of enforcement actions targeted fraud involving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and related Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs.

According to the indictment, from January 2021 through at least February 2026, the co-conspirators obtained SNAP benefits in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, EBT card numbers, and personal identification numbers (PINs) that belonged to SNAP recipients. They obtained the SNAP benefits in exchange for cash and knowingly used them to purchase goods at retail stores.  The co-conspirators used the purchased goods to prepare and sell food through  catering company of one of the alleged conspirators.  Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

A federal jury convicted a laboratory owner for taking advantage of a federal government health insurance program in connection with a laboratory test billing scam during the COVID-19 pandemic. The jury found the 42 year-old Annapolis man guilty of fraudulently billing Medicare more than $18 million for expensive respiratory tests that nursing home residents did not need, physicians did not order, and, in many cases, were never performed. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

A Maryland man is facing indictment as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, Internal Revenue Service, and Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation targeting tax fraud and related offenses. 

Between early September and today, the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Tax Section, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country, participated in the Department’s first-ever National Tax Enforcement Surge. The surge of nationwide resources resulted in prosecutorial actions against 76 defendants whose alleged and proven crimes intended an estimated loss of revenue to the federal government of more than $490 million. 

In the District of Maryland, a 66 year-old Glenn Dale man, is charged with willful failure to collect, account, and pay over taxes, and willful failure to file tax returns.  The charges stem from his failing to account for and pay over trust fund taxes owed to the IRS on behalf of his employees. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

He reported on financial disclosure forms for fy 2023 and 2024 that he had no ties to organizations doing business with Baltimore City Public Schools. But district payment records show that organizations he led began receiving public money in 2022. Source: capitalgazette.com

A 57 year-old Rockville man, is charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and seven counts of healthcare fraud.

According to an indictment, between January 2022 and May 2026, the founder and CEO of Tiero, LLC, a company located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, allegedly conspired with others to personally enrich himself and maximize the financial success of the compan. Through the conspiracy, th founder/CEO and his co-conspirators schemed to obtain money through false and fraudulent representations to insurers. 

The indictment further alleges that as part of the healthcare fraud scheme, the founder/CEO and his co-conspirators sent false emails, letters, and paperwork to the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) to obtain a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification for Tiero. As part of the conspiracy, the founder/CEO and his co-conspirators submitted documents that falsely portrayed Tiero’s medical providers performing on-site COVID-19 testing at the company’s purported lab.  The co-conspirators then used Tiero’s CLIA license to submit fraudulent claims to insurers that listed false dates of service, a fake place of service, and a phony rendering provider for COVID-19 tests that would have been administered or analyzed by a provider at Tiero.  

However, in reality, the founder/CEO and his co-conspirators merely shipped over-the-counter, self-administered COVID-19 tests to insured individuals across the country.  In total, the founderCEO and co-conspirators caused the submission of more than $100 million in false and fraudulent healthcare claims, resulting in more than $50 million in insurance payments to Tiero.  Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

An ethics bill passed the Anne Arundel County Council. boosting conflict-of-interest preventions. The legislation expands when council members must recuse themselves from votes. Source: baltimoresun.com

A Baltimore company that had its offices raided by the FBI on Wednesday received at least $32 million in taxpayer dollars through Medicaid, a Spotlight on Maryland investigation found. The company has not been publicly accused or found guilty of Medicaid fraud by law enforcement. Source: https://foxbaltimore.com

The mortgage fraud conviction of the former Baltimore State's Attorney was overturned by a federal appeals court in July 2025. However, her perjury conviction was upheld, prompting the request for an appeal. On Oct. 5, 2026  the U.S. Supreme Court announced certiorari denied. Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/

The appellate court is far from ruling on the merits of the city’s arguments that the IG's subpoenas are equivalent to civilians’ records requests under the Maryland Public Information Act and that the Baltimore City Law Department must review everything for potential violations of attorney-client privilege or privacy rules before handing it over to the office. Nor has the court ruled on the inspector general’s argument of being a “co-custodian” of all city records. The city has not yet filed an opening appeal brief, and the court has not yet set a schedule for filings and arguments. Source: https://thedailyrecord.com/

IG says the city did not restore records access by 1 p.m. today in defiance of Judge Pamela White’s order. Source: BaltimoreBrew.com