Maryland childcare center owner charged for allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million in benefits fraud scheme

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The owner of multiple Baltimore City childcare centers has been charged with stealing more than $2.5 million from the state of Maryland in a fraud scheme.

The fraud occurred between 2014 and 2024, according to the attorney general’s office.

According to the AG’s office, Jonathan Smalls, who owned and operated the Habbakuk Outreach Ministries, House of New Beginnings, and It’z a Brighter Learning Center, childcare centers.

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