MCPS Transportation Employee Sentenced for Theft Scheme and Misconduct in Office

Per the Office of the Montgomery County State’s Attorney: “Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable Michael McAuliffe sentenced defendant, Charles Ewald, 37, of Knoxville, MD, to 15 years in prison suspend all but five years to serve and five years of supervised probation upon release.

Ewald pleaded guilty on May 18^th, 2023 to charges of felony theft scheme having a value of over $100,000 and misdemeanor misconduct in office. He stole approximately $324,500 from the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation between at least 2016 and 2021 while he was working there in the role of Assistant Director.

This matter was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Bryan Roslund, Special Prosecutions Division Chief. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant paid $250,000 in restitution and an additional $74,500 is due by the end of his probationary period.

“We thank Judge McAuliffe for an appropriate and just sentence for this defendant who committed one of the worst financial crimes to ever victimize Montgomery County Public Schools. This was a breach of the community’s trust as Mr. Ewald stole a significant amount of taxpayer dollars over a period of several years,” said State’s Attorney John McCarthy”

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