MARYLAND NEWS

The two men represented to investors that their $500,000.00 investment would be used to create jobs in New Orleans and contribute to the rebuilding of the City.  A total of 31 immigrants invested a total of $15.5 million… instead of investing these funds into New Orleans-based job-creating enterprises, the two Maryland men fraudulently misappropriated investor funds for their own personal gain. Source: US Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana

In partnership with LexisNexis, the vendor selected through a competitive procurement process to provide identity verification and fraud detection services, it has been determined that 508,079 potentially fraudulent claims have been filed since the week ending May 8. Source: Maryland Department of Labor

Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and a coalition of groups in Maryland are marking the day with a week-long campaign to raise awareness around protecting older Americans from financial exploitation. Source: By Maryland News Connection at Afro.com

The woman thought she could trust the attorney to set up her estate, but prosecutors say he took the money. Source: NBC4Washington

A man who ran a mortgage scheme that cost thousands of dollars for homeowners — some who lost their homes — was sentenced to prison Friday. Source: NBC4Washington

“In this new age, many groups have seized the opportunity to give the illusion that they are traditional news organizations to pursue their own agendas,” said Bill Adair, a journalism professor at Duke University. Source: Washington Post

The city’s watchdog defends her budget and salary increases, saying complaints about waste and misconduct are surging. Source: Baltimore Brew

Banner Put on U.S. Attorney’s Website to Warn the Public of “Government Impersonation Fraud." Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland.

Fraud included over 220 Identity Theft Victims, More Than $1 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program Benefits, Six Fraudulent Car Loans, and an Attempted Fraudulent COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application. Source: U.S. Attorney District of Maryland

A man who romanced at least eight women in three states that he met through dating websites and conned out of $267,361 pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court in Richmond on Friday. Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch