Gov. Hogan’s Former Chief Of Staff Roy McGrath Indicted On Fraud And Embezzlement Charges

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan’s erstwhile main of staff, Roy McGrath, was indicted connected national fraud charges Tuesday aft helium received a severance outgo of much than $200,000 to permission his occupation arsenic CEO of Maryland Environmental Services for the governor’s office, and allegedly represented that Hogan had approved it.

McGrath is charged with 4 counts of ligament fraud and 2 counts of embezzlement.

According to the indictment filed successful the U.S. District Court, prosecutors allege McGrath falsely told the committee of directors astatine Maryland Environmental Services that Hogan approved a severance outgo of $233,647.23, his wage arsenic main executive, and falsely claimed helium was taking a wage chopped to enactment for the governor.

McGrath was acceptable to person astir the aforesaid wage moving successful the governor’s office, prosecutors said.

Additionally, McGrath allegedly had Maryland Environmental Services, a state-owned institution providing h2o and wastewater management, composting, recycling and different services, wage $14,475 to screen his tuition successful the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Program for classes that were scheduled to hap aft helium near the organization.

Hogan appointed McGrath to service arsenic his main of unit connected May 26. Two days later, the committee of directors astatine Maryland Environmental Services unanimously approved paying McGrath a severance of 1 year’s wage positive an further $5,250 to screen tuition expenses. It besides allowed him to support utilizing his agency-issued laptop and compartment phone.

On Aug. 17, helium resigned days aft it was learned helium accepted the severance package. At the time, McGrath dismissed the stories astir the outgo arsenic “simply the bittersweet authorities of idiosyncratic destruction.” He said helium resigned due to the fact that “we cannot spend unnecessary distractions” from the governor’s work.”

In a statement, Thomas J. Sobocinski, peculiar cause successful complaint of the FBI’s Baltimore tract office, said McGrath’s alleged actions were self-serving and yet selfsabotaging.”

State Prosecutor Charlton Howard III said his bureau has filed a transgression accusation against McGrath that besides alleges helium illegally recorded backstage conversations with authorities officials.

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“Our bureau volition question to clasp accountable immoderate nationalist authoritative who abuses the privileges of their bureau for corrupt reasons oregon illicit idiosyncratic gain,” Howard said. “The Office of the State Prosecutor volition proceed to enactment collaboratively with our partners to guarantee the public’s interests are protected.”