City Investigates Stolen Comp Checks

The Office of the Inspector General for the City of Baltimore on Wednesday released a report describing an investigation into the theft of more than $8,000 in workers’ compensation benefit checks. According to the report, the city’s law department on Jan. 6 reported three workers’ compensation checks that were never received by the claimant and were deposited into an unknown person’s bank account. The Inspector General’s Office said the city sent three checks to a law firm between December 2021 and February 2022 ranging from about $1,400 to $3,800. The law firm ...