Skip to main content

Former Maryland official pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former senior Maryland official has pleaded guilty to bribery.

Maryland’s U.S. attorney announced Tuesday that Isabel FitzGerald pleaded guilty to bribery relating to information technology contracts with a state agency.

FitzGerald held several offices in state government from February 2007 to August 2013, including posts with the Department of Human Resources.

Prosecutors say that while she was employed as a government agent from December 2011 to January 2013, FitzGerald received financial benefits from two senior members of an information technology company in exchange for influence in connection with the performance of favorable acts.

Moore vs. Cox: Maryland governor candidates on economy, education, transportation

By Jack Moore
With the closely watched campaign to become Maryland’s next governor nearing its end, WTOP sat down with the Republican and Democratic candidates to discuss their plans for boosting the economy, transportation and other issues in the state. The race has pitted Democrat Wes Moore, a combat veteran, author and former CEO of an anti-poverty nonprofit, against Republican Del. Dan Cox, a first-term state lawmaker who represents the Frederick County area in the General Assembly.
Read Next Story

Related News

Man’s burning body found in Baltimore

After Adnan Syed’s overturned murder conviction, questions linger about unsolved case

Old infrastructure led to E. coli in Baltimore water