ANNAPOLIS, MD—A Glen Burnie man pleaded guilty to a felony theft scheme and securities fraud that defrauded 16 victims out of more than half a million dollars, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced Wednesday. Clarence Woods Jr., 62, pleaded guilty in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on Sept. 4 to two counts of felony theft scheme over $100,000 and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced this week that he has secured an agreement with the Trump administration to release approximately $110 million in federal education funding that had been frozen since late June. The funding, which supports a variety of programs for K-12 and adult education, is expected to be fully released by Oct. 3. The agreement […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus on Tuesday applauded a federal court ruling that struck down a key part of the state’s digital advertising tax, a law it had opposed since its inception. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned a provision of the tax, which was enacted in 2020 after the General Assembly overrode a veto by then-Gov. Larry […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a settlement with a New York-based company, Probate Advance, LLC, that will provide nearly $2.7 million in restitution to Maryland residents. The settlement follows an investigation by the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, which alleged the company engaged in predatory lending practices by targeting grieving families. Probate Advance, LLC provides cash advances […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment is invalidating more than 1,400 lead inspection certificates across the state after a lead inspector failed to follow work practice standards, requiring that any affected rental properties be reinspected. The department announced this week that it is revoking certificates issued by Rodney Bryan Barkley, the owner of Green Environmental, LLC. Three children are […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Education has released more than $100 million in previously withheld funding to Maryland, following a lawsuit (PDF) filed by a coalition of state attorneys general, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced on Friday. The funding was frozen by the Trump administration on June 30, just weeks before the start of the school year. Maryland was […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore County insurance agent and financial advisor has been charged with obstruction of justice and fabricating physical evidence, marking the fourth set of criminal charges filed against him since September 2024, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced. The new charges, filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, allege that Michael C. Okolo, 68, of Parkville, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to halt the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges the termination of the program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters, is unlawful. The BRIC […]