Former Baltimore County employee charged with embezzlement, theft, perjury in campaign finance case

Posted on AllSides February 16th, 2023
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A former Baltimore County employee investigated for misuse of funds when he led the county agriculture center is charged with stealing over $100,000 from a campaign to help reelect former Councilmember Cathy Bevins, amid a slew of other charges. Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard charged William “Chris” McCollum with 21 counts that included theft, perjury and embezzlement stemming from his time as treasurer for two campaign entities: Baltimore County Victory Slate and Friends of Cathy Bevins, according to documents filed Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court. McCollum used his...

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