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Former Maryland MVA employee pleads guilty in conspiracy to issue fraudulent driver’s licenses
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A former worker of the Maryland Motor Automobile Administration pleaded responsible Friday to issuing fraudulent driver’s licenses in trade for cost, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned.
Marion Rose Payne, 55, of Harwood in Anne Arundel County pleaded responsible to conspiracy to supply and switch identification paperwork with out lawful authority. She faces a most of 15 years in jail and should pay no less than $25,000, which prosecutors mentioned she accepted in trade for the licenses.
Payne’s lawyer declined to touch upon her plea.
Payne conspired with two others to challenge greater than 276 fraudulent Maryland driver’s licenses from no less than July 2015 to March 2016, based on a information launch from the workplace of U.S. Lawyer Erek L. Barron. Payne and an unnamed co-conspirator have been staff on the MVA Largo department. They labored with Warner Antonio Portillo, 36, of Manassas, Virginia, to challenge these driver’s licenses, the workplace mentioned.
“Portillo and others met with potential Maryland driver’s license candidates who have been prepared to pay cash to acquire a driver’s license illegally, sometimes as a result of the candidates have been aliens with out authorized standing in the US or have been in any other case unable to acquire a lawfully issued driver’s license,” based on the discharge.
The candidates paid between $800 and $5,000 in money for every driver’s license. Portillo not solely transported these people to the Largo department, the place he directed them to Payne or the co-conspirator’s workstations, but additionally supplied the cast documentation wanted to acquire the motive force’s license.
These embrace tax info, proof of Maryland residence and different identification paperwork, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned. 4 Virginia driver’s licenses and a financial institution assertion that belonged to actual individuals have been used a number of instances.
Portillo paid Payne no less than $25,000 in money and presents, and these exchanges typically occurred within the car parking zone of the MVA Largo department. Payne is scheduled for sentencing Aug. 3. Portillo beforehand pleaded responsible to his position within the conspiracy and is awaiting sentencing.
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Maryland Lawmakers Convene With $3B Deficit and Uncertainties Over Incoming Trump Administration
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 session begins at noon on Wednesday, when lawmakers will begin to tackle a number of high-interest issues. Policy decisions will be framed around how much money is available and what additional new revenue sources are acceptable.
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University of Maryland Medical System a Finalist in the Gartner® Power of the Profession™ Supply Chain Awards 2025
System’s Gallion Proprietary Digital Solution Developed at its iHarbor Innovation Center
BALTIMORE, January 07, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has been selected as a finalist in the Gartner Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards 2025, in the Process or Technology Innovation of the Year category. UMMS is included for Transforming Bill-Only Product Management in Healthcare Supply Chain; the System’s Gallion is a digital technology cutting-edge solution designed to optimize supply chain efficiency that was developed by UMMS’ iHarbor Innovation Center.
“We believe that being included as a finalist in the Gartner awards underscores the critical impact that UMMS has demonstrated so far in optimizing health care bill-only supply chain management and that it could have in the future on patient care,” said Warren D’Souza, PhD, MBA, the System’s Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. “In our opinion, this recognition validates our focus on streamlining processes and empowering health systems with innovative, integrated solutions.”
Gallion’s innovative solution redefines the management of bill-only transactions by digitizing and standardizing workflows, enhancing accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. The platform seamlessly integrates with electronic health record (EHR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, automating critical tasks such as consumption tracking, charges and contract compliance. Before Gallion’s implementation in 2021 automated these processes, UMMS relied on a manual labor-intensive paper-based process that had the potential for errors and inefficiencies. Data from the deployment of Gallion across UMMS’ 11 hospitals shows significant operational improvements; completion time has been reduced by 75% and the defect/error rate has lowered from 18% to just 3%.
“At UMMS, part of what we pride ourselves on is innovation and being at the forefront of transformative change in health care,” said Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA, the System’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe this recognition underscores Gallion’s impact as a pioneering solution in health care supply chain innovation.”
Gallion was developed in iHarbor, a wholly-owned subsidiary and the innovation center of UMMS. iHarbor is now bringing Gallion to the market, enabling other hospitals and health systems to realize similar benefits. The enterprise platform offers robust analytics, giving supply chain teams unparalleled insight into cost management, contract competitiveness and compliance, and clinical quality outcomes.
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