[CapitalGazette] A grand jury indicted Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Erica Griswold on Friday after state prosecutors accused the elected official of cashing a check worth thousands of dollars intended to pay a citizen's inheritance tax.
Griswold, 50, has been charged with misconduct in office, misappropriation by fiduciary and theft, the indictment shows..
According to the indictment, on or about June 16, the Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Office received a cashier's check worth $6,645. It was sent by an unnamed beneficiary of an estate open with the office who wanted to pay their non-probate inheritance tax....
Weeks later, in early August, the beneficiary contacted the office after receiving another invoice for the inheritance tax. According to the indictment, beginning in August and "continuing for several months thereafter, numerous employees of the Office communicated to Griswold the importance of repaying the $6,645." |