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Four Marylanders indicted for filing over $900K in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment claims

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week announced the indictments of Cindy Boadu, Kelvin Boadu, Kwame Boadu, all residents of Rockville, and Leslie Awulley Quaye of Taneytown, for their involvement in filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cindy Boadu, Kelvin Boadu, and Kwame Boadu are each charged with theft scheme over $100,000, conspiracy to commit […]

Huge winning lottery tickets sold in Overlea, Windsor Mill, and Rockville

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Lady Luck made the last day of May one to remember for three Maryland Lottery players. Tickets sold in Overlea, Windsor Mill, and Rockville created big winners in FAST PLAY, Powerball, and Bonus Match 5. The Maryland Lottery is looking for the lucky players with these winning tickets: A $277,886 progressive jackpot-winning FAST PLAY ticket was sold from the […]

Governor Moore announces $2.7 million in financial support for six small, minority, and veteran-owned Maryland businesses

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Commerce this week announced that six small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses have been approved for a total of nearly $2.7 million in financial assistance to support business growth in Maryland. The funding comes in the forms of loans and lines of credit through two state programs—the Military Personnel and Veteran-owned Small […]

Foreign national sentenced to prison after fraudulently opening bank accounts in Maryland

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—A foreign national has been sentenced to prison after fraudulently opening bank accounts in Maryland. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang has sentenced Daniel Velcu, 43, of Baltimore, to 34 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his sentence, Velcu will be required […]

Former bank employee convicted after fraudulently opening bank accounts in Maryland

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Daniel Velcru has been sentenced to prison. Original story below… GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland man has been convicted on fraud charges after fraudulent opening bank accounts. A federal jury has convicted Diape Seck, 29, of Rockville, for his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators obtained or attempted to obtain almost $2 million by fraud, […]

4 Maryland towns ranked among nation’s most ethically diverse

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With immigration reform remaining a hot-button issue in 2023 and senators attempting to craft a bipartisan bill, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities. To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics: ethno-racial diversity, […]

Winning lottery tickets produce three new Maryland millionaires

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has three new millionaires after a week when two people bought second-tier winning Mega Millions tickets in Upper Marlboro and White Hall, and a third person in Waldorf bought a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot ticket worth $1,540,419. As of January 9, only one of the three life-changing prizes had been claimed. The $1 million Mega Millions win in […]

Governor Hogan announces $35.7 million to advance 53 bicycle, pedestrian projects across Maryland

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced $35.7 million in grants for 53 bicycle, pedestrian, and trail projects across Maryland. Supporting projects from trail extensions and maintenance to safety improvements and bridge reconstructions, the Fiscal Year 2023 grants include $33.1 million in federal funding for 32 projects through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Recreational Trails Program (RTP), plus another […]

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