Former Berlin Town Administrator charged with fraud

BERLIN, Md. – A recently retired Town of Berlin employee has been charged with fraud following an investigation.

We’re told investigators were recently requested to investigate a fraud involving a recently retired employee for the Town of Berlin. It was learned that Jeffery Fleetwood of Delmar recently retired from his position as Town Administrator and that during a recent audit, discrepancies were discovered involving Fleetwood’s leave balances.

Further investigation revealed that between October 2021 and April 2022, an additional 240 hours of sick leave and an additional 80 hours of vacation leave were added to Fleetwood’s leave and earning statement. It was discovered that the total amount paid out to Fleetwood as a result of the additional leave was roughly $17,520.

A criminal summons was issued as a result, charging Fleetwood with six counts of forgery of private documents, theft $1500 to under $25000, and theft scheme $1500 to under $25000.