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Baltimore City Police Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Theft
Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore City Police officer has been sentenced to serve a year and a day in prison for theft of government property and stealing property as a federal officer.
Maurice Lamar Jeffers, 47, of Savage, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz on [insert date]. Jeffers was also ordered to forfeit $3,000.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Kevin Perkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; Commissioner Kevin Davis of the Baltimore Police Department; and Maryland U.S. Marshal Johnny Hughes.
According to court documents and information provided to the court at his plea hearing, Jeffers was recorded stealing approximately $3,000 in cash during a covert operation. The cash belonged to the FBI.
Jeffers was told to secure a location with another investigator so that a local law enforcement agency could later execute a search warrant. However, he conducted an illegal search and located the cash hidden by law enforcement, which he placed into his pants pockets. Jeffers kept the money for his own personal gain.
On May 7, 2015, Jeffers was arrested and searched incident to the arrest. Law enforcement located $220 (eleven $20 bills) on Jeffers that he stole on March 10, 2015.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the Baltimore FBI Public Corruption Task Force, which includes Agents and law enforcement officers from the FBI, IRS, the Baltimore Police Department, the Prince George’s County Police Department and the U.S. Marshals’ Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States Attorney Rachel M. Yasser, who prosecuted the case.
Jeffers has been a sworn member of the Baltimore Police Department for the last 12 years, and was assigned as a Task Force Officer (TFO) to the U.S. Marshals’ Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF). As a TFO, Jeffers received special deputation to execute arrest and search warrants supporting the federal task force.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Public Corruption|Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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