MARYLAND NEWS

A telltale buzz, coming from under a pillow, gives away her personal phone, which Pugh said she had left behind in Philadelphia. Source: Baltimore Brew

Maryland auditors have found numerous deficiencies in how grants are approved by the state's Opioid Operational Command Center, including approval of $750,000 to buy a former country club...The state's Office of Legislative Audits reviewed the grant after receiving an allegation through the office's fraud, waste and abuse hotline. Source: AP via US News and Maryland Office of Legislative Audits

A former Annapolis branch manager of a Wells Fargo bank faces federal charges after allegedly stealing at least $320,000 from customers, court records show. Source: Baltimore Sun/Gapital Gazette

BALTIMORE — Fake check scams are on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And not only are more people falling for them, but their losses are higher than any of the other top 10 scams reported to the FTC. Source: WMAR Channel 2 NeFws Matter for Mallory 

Also see Feb. 10- New FTC Data Spotlight: Fake Check Scams Cause Big Losses, Especially for Consumers in Their Twenties. Source:FTC

The royal reported her self worth at $24M. Source: AP at Fox Business

Used His Company Credit Card to Make More Than $4.1 Million in Unauthorized Purchases to Promote His Brand and Enrich Himself and His Co-conspirators. Source: U.S. Attorney District of Maryland

A federal jury convicted two men Wednesday for the 2016 killing of a Baltimore teacher’s aide who prosecutors said was mistaken for a whistleblower in a health fraud case. Source: Baltimore Sun

The Maryland state prosecutor wants to make it easier to file state charges against public officials who commit wrongdoing. Source: Washington Post

A federal judge handed down a stern sentence Friday to the wife of Towson Ponzi schemer Kevin Merrill by ordering her to serve six consecutive weekends in the Howard County jail. Source: Baltimore Sun

An advisory board tasked with overseeing Baltimore's inspector general's office and assessing the appropriateness of its budget has never met since being written into the city charter in 2018 Source: Baltimore Sun