Former Maryland State Senator Accused of Contract Fraud(November 28, 2005)
November 28, 2005
Former Maryland Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, Sr. has been indicted on charges of fraud and racketeering in connection with awarding of public contracts. Bromwell’s wife, Mary Patricia Bromwell, was also acused of participating in the scheme, as was W. David Stoffregen, the former head of a contracting company.
The charges allege that Bromwell used his political position to help Stoffregen and his company, Poole & Kent, Corp., win a multi-million dollar contract to do work on a University of Maryland Medical System facility. The former senator is accused of intervening on Stoffregen’s behalf in disputes with the University. In exchange, Stoffregen provided Bromwell with more than $85,000 in construction work on a new Baltimore residence.