Former Mayor Of Glenarden Edward Estes Pleads Guilty To Misconduct

GLENARDEN, Md. (WJZ) — Edward M. Estes, 63, the erstwhile politician of the Glenarden successful Prince George’s County, pleaded blameworthy to misconduct successful office, Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard announced today.

According to his plea, Estes successful 2019 held a gathering with 2 different officials to sermon a municipal worker and recorded the speech without the cognition of the different participants. It is amerciable successful Maryland to grounds a speech without the consent of each the parties involved.

At a aboriginal date, Estes referenced the signaling during a assembly gathering erstwhile immoderate of the issues successful that speech were raised.

Estes was indicted successful November 2020 connected charges of violating the Maryland Wiretap Statute and misconduct successful office. On Aug. 6, helium was sentenced to 2 years of probation earlier judgement.

CBS Baltimore Staff