Maryland Politics - Accused Pr. George's housing funds thief arrested

Randy McRae, the man accused of stealing thousands in federal dollars given to Prince George's County for affordable housing projects, has been arrested, said Sgt. Yakeisha Hines, spokeswoman for the Prince George's sheriff's office.

Hines said she did not know the details of the arrest, but a source close to the investigation said McRae was located by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development investigators Thursday at his residence in Prince George's....

McRae's attorney, Ronan J. Gulstone, said he filed court papers Friday indicating that McRae would plead not guilty, and added that allegations that McRae was avoiding authorities were false.

"Mr. McRae ... is eagerly awaiting the opportunity for all of the facts to come out at trial," Gulstone said. "Unfortunately, we're in the position of having to respond to fallacious allegations by unnamed sources, allegations that Mr. McRae was on the run and/or in hiding, and/or cowering are simply false. ... Mr. McRae denies all of the allegations and he's awaiting his chance to have all of the real facts in this case come out."