MARYLAND NEWS

Federal authorities have uncovered a major scandal involving a former District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) staffer and a vendor, accused of engaging in a long-running bribery scheme that defrauded the public school system...A former DCPS employee from Hyattsville, Maryland, has been indicted for conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud…According to the indictment, the school employee accepted payments from multiple vendors over at least 5 years in exchange for steering business to them.  According to the indictment, some of the payments were generated from falsified orders awarded to the vendor. Source: www.USA9.com  and www.fbi.gov.

Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against a Maryland attorney whom they accused of engaging in a scheme to fraudulently access more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets…In a court filing, prosecutors cited their “assessment of pre-trial evidentiary rulings” as one of the reasons for dismissing the indictment. Source: ABC News

City employee fraudulently obtained more than $138,000 in COVID-19 relief benefits and took more than $250,000 in bribes that caused losses to Baltimore City in excess of $1,250,000… The Defendant also admitted to engaging in a bribery scheme for over eight years, whereby, in exchange for bribes from various property owners in Baltimore City (the “City”), the Defendant would use his official position as an employee of the City to extinguish various financial obligations owed to the City, including for water bills and property taxes. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

Used the Proceeds to Purchase Property, a Luxury Vehicle and Pay His Personal Expenses. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland

As part of the plea agreement, the former Council Member admitted to stealing $124,450.10 from the Friends of Mel Franklin campaign from 2020 through October 2023, and using those funds to pay for, among other things, personal loans and credit card debt, his personal rent, and personal subscriptions. He also admitted to using those funds for international trips and spending $11,500 on cosmetic procedures for himself and a close friend. Source: Maryland State Prosecutor

Delaware Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) alleges a Maryland resident tried to use a Pennsylvania-licensed nurse’s identity as well as fake education and professional credentials to obtain a Delaware nursing license.

Source: www.wmdt.com and NBC 10 via msn.com

The 11 News Investigates team has reported for more than a year on Medicare fraud involving COVID-19 tests — and now urinary catheters — that's impacting hundreds of Maryland residents and costing taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Source: WBAL-TV 11

Source: US Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a 50- year-old Glen Burnie man, a 40-year old Westminster man and a 39 year old Cleveland man with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a technical support scheme where victims were made to believe that their computers had been compromised by a virus, or were susceptible to hacking, and payments were needed for computer repair services or software. Source: US Attorney, District of Maryland