Roy C. McGrath, a fugitive high aide to then- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), was shot in Tennessee on Monday as authorities confronted him, the FBI stated in a press release.
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Former Hogan chief of staff Roy McGrath found in Tennessee
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McGrath, who’d had a lifelong curiosity in politics, rose to develop into one in all Hogan’s should trusted advisers till the Baltimore Solar broke information of an almost quarter-million-dollar severance he obtained in 2020 upon leaving the Maryland company to develop into Hogan’s high aide. The revelation prompted legislative hearings Hogan as soon as labeled a “witch hunt” in a message to McGrath, however it additionally led to a break between the 2 males.
The blame for the disintegration of that relationship lands squarely on Hogan in an e-book titled “Betrayed: The True Story of Roy McGrath,” launched beneath mysterious circumstances on Amazon.com the week after his disappearance. The guide featured McGrath as a protagonist who “labored laborious,” and “had no document of any wrongdoing in his lifetime.”
An individual claiming to be the guide’s writer, listed on-line as Ryan Cooper, contacted reporters at The Washington Put up saying he’d written the guide based mostly on a draft produced by McGrath and “half a dozen or so conversations” with him. He declined to supply The Put up with data to confirm his id and stated he was not in contact with McGrath — and was not McGrath posing as another person. “I haven’t heard a peep from him, and to make issues worse, that’s what worries me,” the individual stated. “He’s not the type of man to simply vanish.”
Earlier than McGrath was discovered, Murtha stated he’d final spoken together with his shopper by phone the day earlier than trial. They’d deliberate to satisfy outdoors the courtroom at 8:45 the following morning. McGrath had deliberate to testify in his personal protection, Murtha stated. “Greater than anything, I’ve a priority for his security.”
McGrath was indicted in 2021 in reference to allegations together with that he’d misled officers to acquire the severance package deal from the Maryland Environmental Service (MES), the place he served as govt director.
McGrath has maintained that Hogan authorised it. However the governor, who has cooperated with regulation enforcement and has not been accused of any crime, has repeatedly denied data of it.
“I do know you probably did nothing improper. I do know it’s unfair. I’ll stand with you,” Hogan wrote to his former aide in an undated message after it was publicly revealed that McGrath obtained the cost. McGrath has stated he resigned from the chief of workers job, which he held for lower than three months, due to the governor’s pledge to face by him.
Michael Ricci, a former spokesman for Hogan, who left workplace in January, has stated the governor despatched the message earlier than studying extra particulars about how the severance package deal was obtained. Prosecutors say McGrath falsified a memo through which he stated Hogan authorised the severance.
“That is devastating my life,” McGrath advised Hogan in a non-public textual content message in 2020, in response to a picture obtained by The Washington Put up.
Federal and state authorities allege that McGrath enriched himself by “utilizing his positions of belief” as the chief director of MES and the chief of workers for Hogan to trigger MES to pay the severance and different bills. Prosecutors additionally say McGrath falsified time sheets, recording that he was at work whereas he took two holidays, together with one to Europe in 2019 together with his girlfriend, whom he later married.
Hogan was on the prosecution’s witness record for a trial anticipated to take a number of weeks. McGrath additionally faces state prices of theft, misconduct in workplace and violating Maryland’s wiretap legal guidelines by recording non-public calls with Hogan and different officers with out their permission. A state trial is scheduled for this summer time.
McGrath, who was born in Greece however grew up in Maryland, entered politics at 18, when he grew to become a member of the Republican Get together and later fashioned a Younger Republicans membership in Southern Maryland. McGrath knew Hogan as a younger congressional candidate within the early Nineties and served on his marketing campaign committee throughout Hogan’s unsuccessful bid to unseat Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md). On the time, McGrath was head of the Charles County Republican Central Committee.
The 2 would meet once more in 2014 when McGrath, who was then working as vice chairman of enterprise growth and conventions on the Nationwide Affiliation of Chain Drug Shops, volunteered and donated to Hogan’s gubernatorial marketing campaign. Shortly after Hogan received, he tapped McGrath as his deputy chief of workers.
In 2016, Hogan appointed McGrath to take the helm at MES, and in 2020 throughout the pandemic, the governor requested McGrath, whom he known as a “chief with a confirmed observe document … and a passionate dedication to public service,” to take one of the vital highly effective positions in state authorities as his chief of workers.
To McGrath’s former colleagues within the statehouse, McGrath was a consummate administrator. He was meticulous, strait-laced, the kind of one who at all times performed it by the guide. In interviews in 2021 with 20 present and former state authorities and statehouse officers who labored with McGrath as he got here up in Maryland politics, virtually all advised The Put up they have been caught off guard by the information of his severance package deal and excesses in spending. They described him as being an easy, formal and, at occasions, stiff colleague who targeted on work and didn’t appear to have outsize political ambitions.
Whereas beneath investigation, McGrath moved to Florida and purchased a home in a gated group together with his then-girlfriend. Federal brokers executed a search warrant on the house on March 15.
There was no speedy indication Monday night time how lengthy McGrath had been in Tennessee, or what precipitated him to go there.
This can be a creating story and will likely be up to date.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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