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BALTIMORE (AP) � A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption
charges died Monday after he was wounded while being confronted by law
enforcement agents, his lawyer said, following a manhunt that was launched
when the man failed to appear for trial.

Attorney Joseph Murtha said the FBI confirmed Roy McGrath�s death to him.
He added that it was not immediately clear if McGrath's wound was self-
inflicted or came during an exchange of gunfire with agents.

The FBI had said earlier that McGrath, once a top aide to a former
Maryland governor, had been hospitalized following an agent-involved
shooting, but declined to elaborate.

William Brennan, an attorney for McGrath's wife, Laura Bruner, also
confirmed the death and said she was �absolutely distraught.�

According to an email earlier from FBI Supervisory Special Agent Shayne
Buchwald in Maryland, McGrath was wounded during �an agent-involved
shooting� around 6:30 p.m. in a commercial area on the southwestern
outskirts of Knoxville, Tennessee. Buchwald said McGrath was taken to a
hospital.

Further details, including how McGrath was wounded and what led up to it,
were not immediately released. The shooting was under investigation.

�The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force
members seriously,� said Buchwald, who declined to confirm that McGrath
had died.

McGrath, 53, served as chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
He was declared a wanted fugitive after his disappearance, and the FBI has
said he was considered an international flight risk.

In a statement, Hogan said he and his wife, Yumi, �are deeply saddened by
this tragic situation. We are praying for Mr. McGrath�s family and loved
ones.�

Murtha called the death �a tragic ending to the past three weeks of
uncertainty� and said his client always maintained his innocence.

After McGrath failed to appear at Baltimore�s federal courthouse on March
13, Murtha said he believed McGrath, who had moved to Naples, Florida, was
planning to fly to Maryland the night before. Instead of beginning jury
selection, a judge issued an arrest warrant and dismissed prospective
jurors.

McGrath was indicted in 2021 on accusations he fraudulently secured a
$233,648 severance payment, equal to one year of salary as the head of
Maryland Environmental Service, by falsely telling the agency's board the
governor had approved it. He was also accused of fraud and embezzlement
connected to roughly $170,000 in expenses. McGrath pleaded not guilty.

McGrath resigned just 11 weeks into the job as Hogan�s chief of staff in
2020 after the payments became public.

If convicted of the federal charges, he would have faced a maximum
sentence of 20 years for each of four counts of wire fraud, plus a maximum
of 10 years for each of two counts of embezzling funds from an
organization receiving more than $10,000 in federal benefits.

___ Brumfield reported from Silver Spring, Maryland. Associated Press
writer Brian Witte in Annapolis contributed to this report.

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