Glen Burnie man indicted for stealing 240 government cellphones
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A former congressional staffer from Glen Burnie, Christopher Southerland, 43, was federally indicted for theft of government property after allegedly ordering 240 cellphones for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and selling at least 200 at a pawn shop from January–March 2023; investigators traced the scheme when a pawned phone connected to the House Technology Service Desk, revealing unaccounted devices. The indictment was unsealed in October; his attorney did not comment.
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