By  TonyaSweat.com  | November 10, 2021  

Recently, Prince Georgians were in an uproar about the $27 million spent on the police discrimination lawsuit. Should taxpayers be upset about spending that much on a whistleblower case? Yes! Especially when $25 million was paid to lawyers and NOT the police who suffered from the discrimination.

Do you know that is not the only lawsuit involving the County?

Prince George’s County is a defendant or party in 68 cases now pending in federal court. Do you know who is going to foot the bill to defend the County? You, the hardworking taxpayer.

Case Number	Case Title	Date Filed
8:2017cv01739	Thomas et al v. Anne Arundel County et al	6/23/2017
8:2018cv00153	Adebusoye v. Prince George’s County	1/17/2018
8:2019cv03198	Merideth v. Prince George’s County et al	11/5/2019
8:2020cv00211	Benjamin v. Prince George’s County	1/23/2020
8:2020cv02590	Campbell v. Sims et al	9/8/2020
8:2020cv03468	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. 119,593 Square Feet (2.7455 Acres) of Land, More or Less, Situate in Landover, Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	11/30/2020
8:2021cv00549	Shakeri v. Prince George’s County	3/3/2021
8:2021cv00579	Nuzback v. Prince George’s County et al	3/5/2021
8:2021cv00830	Aigbedion v. Prince George’s County et al	3/31/2021
8:2021cv02027	1501 Southern LLC v. S.F.C. LLC	8/10/2021
8:2020cv02158	Trantham v. Prince George’s County, MD et al	7/23/2020
8:2018cv03649	Eller v. Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	11/28/2018
8:2019cv02262	Staves v. Prince George’s County Board of Education, et al	8/5/2019
8:2020cv00048	Crawford v. Prince George’s County Board of Education	1/8/2020
8:2021cv00162	Richardson v. Prince George’s County Board of Education	1/19/2021
8:2021cv01291	Doe et al v. Board of Education for Prince George’s County Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	5/25/2021
8:2021cv01830	Barber-Wehrman v. Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	7/22/2021
8:2021cv02720	Lewis v. Prince George’s County Board of Education et al	10/22/2021
8:2018cv00153	Adebusoye v. Prince George’s County	1/17/2018
8:2018cv00160	Snowden et al v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	1/18/2018
8:2019cv01988	Brown v. Prince Georges County Department of Corrections et al	7/2/2019
8:2021cv00579	Nuzback v. Prince George’s County et al	3/5/2021
8:2020cv02929	Hine v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	10/9/2020
8:2020cv01270	Harris v. Call-A-Bus et al	5/21/2020
8:2021cv00951	Googooian v. Mayor and City Counsel of Laurel et al	4/16/2021
8:2021cv00976	Gilliard v. Prince George’s County Maryland et al	4/20/2021
8:2021cv02441	Green v. Prince George’s County Office of Child Support et al	9/21/2021
8:2021cv02441	Green v. Prince George’s County Office of Child Support et al	9/21/2021
8:2021cv01335	Green v. Prince George’s County Office of Child Support, Prince George’s County Municipal Corporation	5/28/2021
8:2017cv01739	Thomas et al v. Anne Arundel County et al	6/23/2017
8:2019cv03605	Davis v. Kim et al	12/20/2019
8:2021cv02528	Snoody v. Prince George’s County Police Department	10/4/2021
8:2019cv03605	Davis v. Kim et al	12/20/2019
8:2020cv02481	Thomas v Prince George’s County Public School System	8/27/2020
8:2018cv03649	Eller v. Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	11/28/2018
8:2019cv01828	Rawles v. Prince George’s County Public Schools	6/20/2019
8:2019cv02262	Staves v. Prince George’s County Board of Education, et al	8/5/2019
8:2020cv00048	Crawford v. Prince George’s County Board of Education	1/8/2020
8:2020cv00903	Brunson v. Prince George’s County Public Schools	4/6/2020
8:2020cv02632	Brown v. Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	9/11/2020
8:2020cv03471	Bauknight v. Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	11/26/2020
8:2020cv03565	Reyes v The Board of Education for Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	12/9/2020
8:2021cv00162	Richardson v. Prince George’s County Board of Education	1/19/2021
8:2021cv01291	Doe et al v. Board of Education for Prince George’s County Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	5/25/2021
8:2021cv01618	Downer v. Prince George’s County Public Schools	6/30/2021
8:2021cv01830	Barber-Wehrman v. Prince George’s County Public Schools et al	7/22/2021
8:2021cv01319	Bridges v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	5/27/2021
8:2015cv01721	Butterworth v. Prince George’s County, Maryland	6/19/2015
8:2016cv00425	Wilson v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	2/16/2016 2/25/2020 (reopened)
8:2018cv00160	Snowden et al v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	1/18/2018
1:2018cv03575	Montgomery County, Maryland et al v. Bank of America Corporation et al	11/20/2018
8:2018cv03576	Prince George’s County, Maryland et al v. Wells Fargo & Co. et al	11/20/2018
8:2016cv00186	Ali v. Prince George’s County et al	1/19/2016
8:2019cv02761	Strange et al v. Prince George’s County, Maryland	9/18/2019
8:2019cv03367	The Redeemed Christian Church of God (Victory Temple) Bowie, Maryland v. Prince George’s County, Maryland	11/22/2019
8:2019cv03437	Brusznicki et al v. Prince George’s County, Maryland	12/2/2019
8:2020cv00379	Human Rights Defense Center v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	2/12/2020
8:2020cv00412	Sneed v. Bankhead et al	2/18/2020
8:2020cv00919	McMurray v. Tallant et al	4/8/2020
8:2020cv01493	Swaby v. Prince George’s County, Maryland, et al	6/4/2020
8:2020cv02929	Hine v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	10/9/2020
8:2021cv00863	West v. Prince George’s County, Maryland	4/5/2021
8:2021cv01139	Familia v. High et al	5/10/2021
8:2021cv01169	Ortiz v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	5/13/2021
8:2021cv01319	Bridges v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	5/27/2021
8:2021cv02171	Grant et al v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	8/24/2021
8:2020cv02163	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. 331,043 Square Feet (7.5997 Acres) of Land, More or Less, Situate in Landover, Prince George’s County, Maryland et al	7/24/2020

Retrieved from Maryland Courts case search

Not only does the County have a lot of cases in federal court, but there are even more in State court – 138 to be exact:

Case Number	Filing Date	Case Name
CAE2007704	2/28/2020	Schneider vs Lewis
CAD1903969	2/4/2019	Doe vs Prince Georges County Board of Education
CAL0902968	2/3/2009	STRONG VS INORA
CAL1809802	3/30/2018	Jane Doe 9 vs Zion Praise Tabernacle Lutheran Church
CAL1903969	2/4/2019	Doe vs Prince Georges County Board of Education
CAL1903970	2/4/2019	Doe vs Prince Georges County Board of Education
CAL1903979	2/4/2019	Doe vs Prince Georges County Board of Education
CAL2012069	5/18/2020	Mitchell vs Comer
CAL1642799	11/21/2016	Johnson vs Prince Georges County BOE
CAL2011597	4/16/2020	Cobb vs Prince George’s County MD
CAE1922470	7/16/2019	Chorvinsky vs Butler
CAE2100509	1/19/2021	James Pringle Jr vs WTC Ventures LLC
CAL0822506	9/5/2008	BROOKS VS PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY MARYLAND
CAL0902968	2/3/2009	STRONG VS INORA
CAE0803735	2/6/2008	MOORING SECURED LIQUIDITY FUND VS JONES
CAE0811816	4/23/2008	TAX LIEN 2000, LLC VS. BROWNRIDGE
CAE1105022	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 13908 DAWN WHISTLE WAY
CAE1105023	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4000 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105024	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4004 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105025	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4006 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105026	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4008 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105027	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4010 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105028	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4012 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105029	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4014 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105030	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4016 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105031	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4018 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105032	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4020 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105033	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4019 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105034	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4017 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105035	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4015 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105036	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4013 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105037	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4011 DIAMONDHEAD AVE
CAE1105040	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3900 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105041	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3902 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105042	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3904 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105043	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3906 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105044	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3908 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105045	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3910 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105046	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3912 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105050	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4002 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105051	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4004 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105052	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4006 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105053	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4008 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105054	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4010 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105055	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4012 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105056	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 13909 DAWN WHISTLE WAY
CAE1105057	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14001 DAWN WHISTLE WAY
CAE1105058	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14007 DAWN WHISTLE WAY
CAE1105059	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14201 DAWN WHISTLE WAY
CAE1105060	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3810 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105061	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14405 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105062	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14407 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105063	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14409 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105064	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14411 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105065	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14413 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105066	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14412 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105067	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14410 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105068	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14408 Derby Ridge Rd
CAE1105069	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14406 Derby Ridge Rd
CAE1105070	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14404 Derby Ridge Rd
CAE1105071	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14402 Derby Ridge Rd
CAE1105072	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14400 Derby Ridge Rd
CAE1105073	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 3905 Deep Hollow Way
CAE1105074	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 3909 Deep Hollow Way
CAE1105075	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 3913 Deep Hollow Way
CAE1105077	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14503 Danforth Street
CAE1105078	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14505 Danforth Street
CAE1105080	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 05080
CAE1105081	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14511 Danforth Street
CAE1105082	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14513 Danforth Street
CAE1105083	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14515 Danforth Street
CAE1105084	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14517 Danforth Street
CAE1105085	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14519 Danforth Street
CAE1105087	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14520 Danforth Street
CAE1105088	2/22/2011	Ardwen Fund 1 LLC vs 14518 Danforth Street
CAE1105094	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14500 DANFORTH STREET
CAE1105095	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14404 DANFORTH STREET
CAE1105096	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14402 DANFORTH STREET
CAE1105097	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4001 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105098	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4005 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105099	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4009 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105100	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4011 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105101	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 4013 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105102	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14202 DAWN THISTLE WAY
CAE1105103	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 14201 DERBY RIDGE RD
CAE1105104	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3903 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105106	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3909 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105107	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3911 DIPLOMAT AVE
CAE1105108	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 05108
CAE1105109	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3918 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105110	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3916 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105111	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3914 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105112	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3912 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105113	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3910 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105115	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3906 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105116	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3904 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE1105117	2/22/2011	ARDWEN FUND 1 LLC VS 3902 DEEP HOLLOW WAY
CAE2013002	9/24/2020	Schneider vs S A Kalich
CAE2013005	9/25/2020	Truitt vs The Estate of Janice N Whitesell
CAE2102750	5/5/2021	FNA DZ LLC vs Hill
CAE2102753	5/13/2021	Truitt vs Atsbaha
CAL2101360	2/3/2021	Phillips vs Prince Georges County Maryland
CA1422329	8/19/2014	Nwachukwu vs Prince Georges County
CAE1100090	1/6/2011	CITY OF BOWIE MD VS FERGUSON & FLYNN ENTERPRISES
CAE1931904	9/17/2019	Joe vs Keena
CAE2018297	11/24/2020	Gaskins vs Consolidated Home Building Corporation
CAE2101629	3/4/2021	Carey vs Pheasant Ridge LLC
CAE2101630	2/27/2021	Anderson vs Agbim
CAE2101643	2/3/2021	Carey vs Lusby
CAE2101650	2/3/2021	Effect Inc vs Bowers
CAE2101657	2/3/2021	Carey vs Kumar
CAE210216	4/25/2021	Paradise Point LLC vs K Capital Corporation
CAE2102675	3/22/2021	Effect Inc vs Equity Real Estate Invest
CAE2102704	4/2/2021	Schneider vs Almond
CAE2102715	4/25/2021	Paradise Point LLC vs K Capital Corporation
CAE2102716	4/25/2021	Paradise Point LLC vs K Capital Corporation
CAE2102717	4/25/2021	Paradise Point LLC vs K Capital Corporation
CAE2102718	4/25/2021	Paradise Point LLC vs Bond
CAE2102719	4/25/2021	Paradis Point LLC vs K Capital Corporation
CAE2102744	5/10/2021	Zakharin vs Volunteer Fire Dept College Park
CAE2102745	5/10/2021	Zakharin vs Romey Collectives LLC
CAE2102746	5/10/2021	Zakharin vs JCL Funding Group LLC
CAE210275	5/19/2021	Zakharin vs AMC Investment Group LLP
CAE2102763	6/9/2021	Tabor vs Escobar
CAE2102767	6/17/2021	Carey vs Miller
CAE2107131	8/16/2021	Adler vs IHMW Potomac Overlook VIII LL
CAE2107132	8/16/2021	Adler vs IHMW Potomac Overlook VIII LL
CAE2107136	8/24/2021	Butler vs Odagbodo
CAE2107147	9/7/2021	Cintron vs. Smith
CAE2107154	9/13/2021	Wright vs Hill
CAE2107155	9/13/2021	Wright vs International Security Capital Management LLC
CAE2107165	9/17/2021	Strategic Capacity Inv LLC vs Derua
CAE2107166	9/17/2021	Tate vs Trustees of The First Wesleyan Methodist Church
CAL1912957	4/15/2019	Stransky vs Town of University Park
CAL2103790	4/6/2021	Citi Trends Inc vs Prince George’s County
CAL2103793	4/6/2021	McCrea vs Prince George’s County
CAL2106682	6/16/2021	McCane vs Brahin
CAL2108414	7/21/2021	Gibbs vs Transdev Service Inc

Retrieved from U.S. Federal Courts PACER System

I hear many saying, “Why is this a problem? Prince George’s County is a big County, and this is to be expected.” One would be led to believe that is a reasonable position, except many of the cases involve the County school system or “John Doe” and “Jane Doe.” Those cases indicate a problem with violations of civil rights.

Cases involving an address or property description as a party might involve eminent domain. What projects does the County have outstanding that would require the taking of private property?

Pay close attention to when most of the cases were filed. The cases filed since 2018 indicate concerns with policies and decisions of the current administration. Why was legal action the only suitable resolution? Earlier cases are carryovers from a prior administration, but why has the current leadership allowed the cases to run and accrue more legal costs?

Litigation might be an unpleasant fact of life. However, I believe there is a problem when the government is a defendant in so many civil cases. To me, that is a sign that government is violating or infringing upon the rights of the people – our neighbors, which is a big concern for me.

Government is supposed to be “of, by, and for” the people. So much legal action taken against our County government would seem to suggest that our local government is not.

via TonyaSweat.com  

OPINION:

Prince George’s county needs new leadership to help move the county forward due to corruption involving public officials and some lawyers engaged in public corruption after major bribes where given to them to keep things under the table.

Bribery usually becomes a criminal action if the perpetrator offers or gives something of value to a public official for the purpose of influencing their legal duties. Public officials include civil servants such as police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and even judges.
The public official accepting or soliciting a bribe may also be charged with bribery. The felony of bribery could lead to the incarceration of the accused with serious penalties that may include years behind bars and extensive fines.

Bribery generally does not involve the police if the matter is between two individual without any public office related matters. 

The perpetrator will engage the target and seek a favor of some kind for another offer that may include monetary decompensation. However, the matter elevates to criminal when one of these parties is a public official because the power he or she may have over the public increases significantly. The briber may involve the other person in something that negatively impacts others but improves the situation for a select few or only the two in the bribe. As identified in the past through this blog, we demand justice of the victims after various officials in the Prince George’s county were bribed to keep the problems going for many years.

The Crime of Bribery

Bribery has the intention to influence the person sought for the bribe. Then, the influence changes to what this person accomplishes for the bribe itself. He or she may grant a favor, change a city ordinance, affect how the public views something or even change election ballots or votes. The greater the influence the person has, the worse the penalties are when facing conviction in a court of law. The prosecutor must show corrupt intent involved in this process, and both the briber and the bribed may face criminal charges for involvement. Some crimes elevate to extortion depending on the circumstances.