Authorities Launch Manhunt For Former Larry Hogan Aide

Police officials started a hunt for Roy McGrath (a former chief of staff to the Republican Maryland Governor). Larry HoganHe was not able to make it Monday for his Baltimore criminal trial.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued an arrest warrant for McGrath. He faces wire fraud charges and embezzlement after his surprise no-show Monday morning.

McGrath’s attorney Joseph Murtha told reporters that he was “shocked” By his client’s absence. After having had a “substantively productive conversation” McGrath stated that he had planned to meet McGrath outside of courthouse in advance of the trial. McGrath never showed up.

Authorities carried out a welfare check at McGrath’s Naples, Florida home, but he wasn’t there. Multiple reports indicate that.

Murtha is now available as of Tuesday afternoon told news radio station WTOP There were no updates regarding the whereabouts of his client. The Baltimore Banner reported According to the U.S. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, McGrath is considered a fugitive. A wanted poster was published on Tuesday.

NEW: This is a US Marshals Service wanted poster for Roy McGrath. Larry Hogan’s ex chief of staff.

McGrath was to appear yesterday in Baltimore on his federal fraud case. McGrath’s attorney claims that he doesn’t know where he might be. pic.twitter.com/bqnXK5zTAd

— Mikenzie Frost (@MikenzieFrost) March 14, 2023

McGrath, 53, Hogan’s chief-of-staff resigned After McGrath’s revelation of receiving a severance payment of more than $230,000 in 2020, which was equal to a year of salary for his former job at the Maryland Environmental Service, McGrath accepted it.

McGrath I pleaded not guilty Federal wire fraud and theft charges. His Monday morning court appearance was scheduled to start with an arraignment A superseding Indictment. He is accused of illegally recording conversations between senior officials. McGrath, if convicted could spend many years in prison

McGrath is a long-standing collaborator with Hogan. Hogan once described McGrath’s work as “a great guy.” “trusted adviser” This was key to his administration’s success after he won the Maryland governor’s election in 2014. According to The Washington Post.

Hogan could be called to testify in the McGrath case. McGrath’s large separance was denied.. Murtha stated McGrath “firmly stands by the fact that Governor Hogan formally approved of his compensation from Maryland Environmental Service, and sadly, turned his back on Mr. McGrath to avoid the political fall out of his decision.”

Hogan, a popular governor in deep blue Maryland, resigned in January. This month, he announced that he would not be running for president in 2024.

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