Former State Employee Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft

BALTIMORE, MD ( April 26, 2010) -Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that former State employee Crystal W. Davenport, 47, of Crofton, entered a plea of guilty to one count of felony theft in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Judge Pamela L. North sentenced Davenport to three years incarceration, all suspended, and one year of supervised probation. Judge North also ordered Davenport to complete 300 hours of community service.

Davenport was employed in the Fleet and Facility Management Services section of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development since 1997. The investigation revealed that in July of 2009, Davenport used her state issued purchasing card to rent a car for her personal use. The total charged to the state card for the rental was $2,200. Full restitution has been made and Davenport was terminated.

This case was investigated by the Attorney General’s Criminal Division with assistance from the Maryland State Police. In making his announcement today Attorney General Gansler thanked Assistant Attorney General Megan Limarzi for her work on the case.