FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF FELONY THEFT

Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today the conviction of Monique Barnette Green, of 3229 Arbor Hill Ct., Abingdon, Maryland in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Green, 38, pled guilty to felony theft in connection with her responsibilities as the Assistant Chief of Telecommunications for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services. While the Assistant Chief of Communications, Green was issued a State purchasing card to make purchases for the benefit of the Department. Between March 22, 2001 and May 16, 2001, Green used the State issued purchasing card for her personal benefit, totaling $11,511.98. The purchases were for items such as groceries, car repairs, clothes and jewelry.

The Honorable Lynn K. Stewart sentenced Green to a three-year suspended sentence, and ordered that Green pay restitution in the amount of $11,511.98 to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services as a condition of her probation.

The case was referred by the Department of Juvenile Services, investigated by the Maryland State Police, and prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Investigations Division.

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