A former Frederick football star who went to work five years ago at the county courthouse pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $20,000 intended for victims of crimes.
Leroy L. Ambush III pleaded guilty to the sole charge filed in Frederick County Circuit Court, theft scheme between $10,000 and $100,000.
The crime carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
At a sentencing hearing in November, State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt will recommend a six-month jail sentence with an additional 4 1/2-year suspended sentence.
Ambush, a graduate of Gov. Thomas Johnson High School and a former outside linebacker for the University of Maryland football team, began working as a victim-witness coordinator at the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office on June 16, 2008.
Davitt said Ambush stole restitution payments intended for crime victims on 56 occasions between Feb. 1, 2010, and March 19. The theft totaled about $20,700.
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How about restitution?
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