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November 13, 2024: Former Prince George’s County Council Member Jamel “Mel” Franklin Sentenced to Jail for Felony Theft and Perjury.

Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard, III, announced today that Jamel R. Franklin, former Prince George’s County Council Member, has been sentenced to five years incarceration, all but one year suspended, and three years of supervised probation, for one count of Felony Theft Scheme over $100,000, and five years incarceration, all suspended, for one count  Read the Rest…

November 1, 2024: Easton Police Department Officer Sentenced to Jail on Two Counts of Misconduct in Office

Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III announced today that Easton Police Department Sergeant Jason Dyott has been sentenced to four years of incarceration with all but six months suspended and three years’ supervised probation on two counts of Misconduct in Office in the Circuit Court for Talbot County, by the Hon. C. Carey Deeley, Jr. In  Read the Rest…

August 26, 2024: Former Prince George’s County Council Member Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft Scheme and Perjury

Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard, III, announced today that Jamel R. Franklin, former Prince George’s County Council Member, pleaded guilty to a Felony Theft Scheme over $100,000, and Perjury. The Honorable Mark W. Crooks accepted Franklin’s guilty plea in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Sentencing has been set for November 13, 2024  Read the Rest…

June 20, 2024: Prince George’s County Councilman Charged with Multiple Counts of Felony Theft Scheme, Embezzlement, and Perjury

Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard, III, announced today that a criminal information has been filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, charging Jamel R. Franklin, a former Prince George’s County Councilman, with multiple counts of felony theft scheme, embezzlement, and perjury. According to the charges filed today, Mr. Franklin established his  Read the Rest…

January 26, 2024: Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Charged with Misconduct in Office, Misappropriation by a Fiduciary, and Theft

Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard, III, announced today that an Anne Arundel County Grand Jury has indicted Erica Griswold, Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County, on charges of Misconduct in Office, Misappropriation by a Fiduciary, and Theft. According to the indictment, on or about June 16, 2023, a cashier’s check for $6,645.00 was  Read the Rest…

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