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Feb 17, 2026

Former MD corrections employee sentenced for contracting fraud

A former employee of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was sentenced for a contracting fraud scheme.

Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy speaks at a news conference on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. In the foreground are two victims. On the left is Montgomery County Police Capt. Marc Erme. (Dan Morse/The Washington Post)
Feb 3, 2026

Multimillion-dollar fraud probe in MD leads to call centers in India

A joint FBI and India investigation shut down call centers that impersonated U.S. officials, scamming more than 650 victims out of over $48 million.

Attorney General Anthony Brown visits the Senate chamber on the first day of the 2026 legislative session. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jan 22, 2026

Candy-selling nonprofit scheme shut down across DC, MD, VA

Prosecutors shut down a nonprofit candy-selling scheme accused of exploiting teens and misusing funds across D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook speaks on "The Outlook for the Economy and Monetary Policy" at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Jan 21, 2026

Supreme Court appears reluctant to let Trump fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism toward President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Jan. 15, 2026 rejected prosecutors’ and former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s requests for a rehearing after the court entered a mixed decision last summer. (The Daily Record file photo)
Jan 16, 2026

Fourth Circuit denies Marilyn Mosby’s request for rehearing

The Fourth Circuit rejected prosecutors’ and former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s requests for a rehearing.

Robert Kramer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Emergent BioSolutions, speaks via videoconference during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS file photo)
Jan 15, 2026

Former MD CEO charged with insider trading tied to COVID vaccine contamination

An ex-executive of Gaithersburg-based Emergent BioSolutions was charged with selling stock while knowing about problems at a Baltimore plant.

General view of a March Madness basket ball falling through the net during NCAA Tournament First Four Practice at UD Arena. (Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo)
Jan 15, 2026

MD college athlete included in indictment for rigging basketball games

Federal prosecutors charged 26 people — including a Coppin State University player — with rigging bets on basketball games.

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Jan 9, 2026

Trump administration says it is creating DOJ division to tackle fraud

President Donald Trump's administration said it was creating a new division at the Department of Justice to combat what the White House called "rampant" fraud across the U.S.

The Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn in March. (Wesley Lapoinnte/For The Washington Post)
Dec 30, 2025

How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump

The Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the year in turmoil.

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)
Dec 5, 2025

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against NY AG Letitia James

The Justice Department failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources say.

The Julia A. Purnell Museum (USA TODAY Network)
Dec 2, 2025

Salisbury woman sentenced in theft of nearly $100,000 from museum

A Salisbury woman was sentenced in a theft scheme to steal nearly $100,000 from a museum through fraudulent credit card purchases.

From left, State Treasurer Dereck Davis, Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman listen to a speaker at a meeting of the Board of Public Works on March 13, 2024. (Sapna Bansil/Capital News Service)
Nov 19, 2025

BPW bans contracting with four men over fraud, bribery convictions

Maryland debarred four individuals and one business after bribery and procurement fraud cases involving COVID contracts and PPE purchases.