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BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that Carolyn Rae Aldridge, 56, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty in two separate felony theft schemes in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County before the Honorable Stacy W. McCormack. Aldridge admitted to stealing a combined total of $185,296.28 during the two schemes.
In the first scheme, between August 2017 and January 2021, Aldridge stole 96 checks from her then-employer, American Builders Corporation, Inc. (ABC Builders), for a total loss of $173,004.43. Aldridge worked as the office manager for ABC Builders and used her position to steal the checks and deposit them into her personal bank account. ABC Builders is an Anne Arundel County-based small business engaged in home improvement and general contracting services.
In the second theft scheme, between January 2020 to February 2021, Aldridge stole 13 checks from her then-employer, the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF), for a total loss of $12,291.85. Aldridge stole the checks while working as an associate in the fiscal department for MAIF. All the checks were deposited into her personal bank account. Established by the Maryland General Assembly, MAIF is an independent Maryland automobile insurance provider.
A Grand Jury for Anne Arundel County handed down two indictments charging Aldridge with both felony theft schemes on June 27, 2025. Aldridge is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11, 2026.
In making today’s announcement, Attorney General Brown thanked his Criminal Division, specifically Division Chief Katie Dorian, Fraud and Corruption Unit Chief Alexander Huggins, and Assistant Attorney General Timothy Lake, who prosecuted this case. Attorney General Brown also thanked Maryland Insurance Administration Investigator William Wagner and former Forensic Auditor Suzzanne Jones. Finally, Attorney General Brown thanked State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County Anne Colt Leitess for her assistance with this prosecution.
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