ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new Maryland legislative audit has identified significant financial oversight problems within the Office of the Attorney General, including $1.8 million paid for a case management system that was never fully implemented, inadequate tracking of outside legal counsel expenses and millions of dollars in government contracts that were not publicly reported as required.
The October 2026 report, issued by the Maryland General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits, examined the Attorney General’s Office from June 16, 2022, through February 28, 2026.
Auditors identified four findings involving contract management, outside legal counsel, procurement transparency and employee payroll procedures. Two findings involved problems previously identified in a May 2023 audit that had not been fully corrected…