Top Montgomery County Economic Development Official Pleads Guilty

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A former top economic development official in Maryland has pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from the public.
Peter Bang pleaded guilty to federal and state charges Friday.
Bang was a top official in Montgomery County’s economic development department.
He admitted to embezzling $6.7 million in funds meant to spur the local economy and instead used the money to feed his gambling addiction.
Prosecutors said Bang visited casinos in Las Vegas, Delaware