TOWSON, Md. — The former treasurer of a Maryland state delegate’s campaign committee has been charged with stealing more than $87,000 in political contributions over nearly eight years and allegedly concealing the transactions in campaign finance reports filed with the state.
Melissa Ann Smith, 41, of Cockeysville, formerly known as Melissa Ann Evans, was charged Thursday, November 5, 2026, with felony theft scheme, embezzlement and two counts of perjury in Baltimore County Circuit Court, according to Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III.
Smith served as treasurer for Friends of Luke Clippinger, the campaign finance committee supporting Maryland Del. Luke Clippinger (D), who represents District 46 in Baltimore City…