USAO - Maryland

Owner of Company Providing Prosthetics and Orthotics Materials to Walter Reed National Military Center Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Maryland For Paying Gratuities Greenbelt, Maryland – Bruce Thomas, age 53, of Germantown Maryland, pleaded guilty late on May 14, 2021, to paying gratuities to a,,,

Upper Marlboro Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $323,000 in Social Security Benefits to Which She Was Not Entitled Greenbelt, Maryland – Sonya Bannister Burford, age 53, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 5, 2021, to the federal charge of theft of government property, for,,,

New Jersey Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for $3.5 Million Bank Fraud Scheme Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Mehul Khatiwala, age 37, of Voorhees, New Jersey, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised,,,

Romanian National Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge in Maryland for Stealing Checks from Churches and Depositing Them into Fraudulently Opened Bank Accounts, Then Withdrawing the Stolen Funds Greenbelt, Maryland – Marian Unguru, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty late yesterday,,,

Army Veteran Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Maryland for Supplying Forged Military Discharge Certificates to Individuals Applying for Military Waivers to Obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses Greenbelt, Maryland – Philip Mungin, age 58, of Bryans Road, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to forgery of,,,

Former Social Security Employee Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Obtain Over $236,000 in Social Security Benefits by Submitting Fictitious Claims Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Cheikh Ahmet Tidiane Cisse, age 45, of Baltimore,,,

Howard County Physician Pays More Than $660,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Fraudulent Billing Baltimore, Maryland – Njideka Udochi, M.D., a family practice physician who owns Millennium Family Practice in Howard County, has agreed to pay the United States $663,094.76 to resolve,,,

Maryland Financial Advisor Facing Federal Charges for Stealing a Client’s Life Savings Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Eddy Blizzard, age 42, of Perry Hall, Maryland, with a federal wire fraud charge and with aggravated identity theft, in connection with a,,,

Maryland Man Facing Federal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining a $1.5 Million Paycheck Protection Program Loan and Attempting to Obtain at Least Two Additional Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loans Greenbelt, Maryland – A criminal complaint has been filed charging Rudolph Brooks, Jr., age 45, of,,,

Former U.S. Postal Service Carrier Sentenced on Federal Charge in Maryland for Making False Statements to Obtain Disability Compensation Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Ronald S. Repass, age 57, of Poolesville, Maryland, to five years of probation on the federal,,,