Baltimore Inspector General Report Finds City Issued Incorrect $2 Million Refund

By FOX45
Posted on 08/10/22 | News Source: FOX45

A new Baltimore City Inspector General report released Tuesday found that the city issued a $2 million tax refund to an incorrect party.

The report said that person who received the incorrect refund spent about $58,000 before the error was noticed. The incident initially happened in June 2021. The error was flagged in April of 2022 a few weeks after the person deposited the check.

The remaining balance -- $1,956,216.08 -- was returned to the city, the report said.

The person who received the incorrect refund is now facing criminal charges, the report said.

The inspector general recommended that the Department of Finance work with its software vendor to prevent future incorrect transfers.