February 23, 2006

PRESS RELEASE

Former State Employee Charged with Stealing Money

Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today that a Criminal Information has been filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against Stacey B. Brown, of Contee Rd. in Laurel.

The Criminal Information charges Ms. Brown, 38, with one count of felony theft in connection with her former employment with Bowie State University. It is alleged that between June 1, 2001 and October 7, 2003, Ms. Brown stole $28,000.00 from the University.

A Criminal Information is merely an accusation of wrongdoing, and every individual is presumed innocent until the charges are proven by the State. The case was investigated by the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Police, and will be prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Investigations Division.