Quentin Turgot Glenn, Bribery, Maryland 2026
Baltimore Trash Hauler Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges
Baltimore, Maryland - Quentin Turgot Glenn, age 49, of Hanover, Maryland, who owned and operated Glenn Services, LLC, a trash hauling business, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and bribery in connection with a scheme in which commercial haulers paid Department of Public Works (DPW) employees cash in return for allowing the haulers to deposit trash at the Quarantine Road Landfill (Landfill) without paying the required disposal fees.
The DPW's Bureau of Solid Waste is responsible for managing Baltimore City's waste management services, including overseeing citizen drop-off centers, such as the Northwest Transfer Station (NWTS) and the Landfill. Baltimore City's waste management system generates revenue for the City by collecting and selling recyclable scrap metal dumped at the City's trash collection facilities.
According to facts agreed upon by Wilson and Glenn, at times when Wilson drove a truckload of trash to the Landfill, neither he nor Glenn Services was charged a disposal fee. In return, Glenn Services paid scale house employees a bribe of $100 per truckload of trash. After a certain number of unpaid trips, Glenn would arrange for himself or one of his drivers, including Wilson, to meet a scale house operator to pay the balance of the cash bribes.
Glenn pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery. His exact sentence was not specified in the article but it was mentioned that he faces penalties. Wilson, age 40, of Baltimore, who was employed by Glenn Services as a truck driver, pleaded guilty on October 30, 2015 to the conspiracy and bribery.
The guilty pleas were 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; Robert H. Pearre, Jr., Inspector General, City of Baltimore Office of Inspector General; Special Agent in Charge Thomas Jankowski of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office; and Colonel William M. Pallozzi, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police.
Baltimore City residents can deposit small amounts of trash and/or recyclables in dumpsters located near the main entrance of the Landfill, free of charge. Individuals or companies commercially hauling trash that have registered their vehicles with the City and obtained Landfill permits, as well as Baltimore City residents with larger loads, must deposit their trash in an open area located farther within the Landfill.
Commercial haulers of trash that meet certain vehicle weight limitations must, in addition to purchasing a Landfill permit, pay a waste disposal fee of $67.50 per ton of trash deposited at the Landfill.
DPW employees assigned as scale house operators weigh each truck as it enters the Landfill, and record the weight on a computerized point-of-sale system. To activate the system and record a particular transaction, DPW employees must enter the tag number of the truck and a corresponding billing code.
In a recorded phone conversation on January 23, 2015, Wilson explained to a scale house employee why Glenn Services had not yet paid bribes on dozens of trips to the Landfill. Wilson said he had tried to text the employee using coded language to arrange a meeting, and that he carried the bribery money around in his pocket for so long that he eventually tried to give it back to Glenn, but Glenn insisted that Wilson keep the money until the employee was ready to receive it.
Defendant: Quentin Turgot Glenn
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy and Bribery
City and State: Baltimore, Maryland
Date: Not specified in the article but Wilson pleaded guilty on October 30, 2015
Sentence: Not specified in the article but faces penalties
Dollar Amounts: $100 per truckload of trash, $67.50 per ton of trash deposited at the Landfill
Facts: Glenn Services paid scale house employees a bribe of $100 per truckload of trash. Commercial haulers of trash that meet certain vehicle weight limitations must, in addition to purchasing a Landfill permit, pay a waste disposal fee of $67.50 per ton of trash deposited at the Landfill.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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