Former Baltimore Football Coach Sentenced for Overtime Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Baltimore, Maryland – A former Baltimore City School police officer and Dunbar High School football coach is heading to federal prison in connection with federal wire-fraud and tax-evasion charges. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Lawrence Earl Smith, Jr. 52, of Perry Hall, Maryland, today, to one year and one day in prison for creating and executing a scheme to submit fraudulent overtime slips.