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High School Coach Sentenced for Overtime Fraud, Tax Evasion

4/17/2026

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Lawrence Smith Jr., a high school football coach in Maryland, received a sentence of one year and a day in prison for overtime fraud and tax evasion.
Smith, 52, fraudulently claimed over $200,000 in overtime pay as a Baltimore City School Police Officer from 2005 to 2022 by submitting false overtime slips.
He also evaded over $60,000 in federal income taxes for 2017, 2019, and 2020 by not filing tax returns.
Following his prison term, Smith will undergo three years of supervised release.

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Lawrence Smith Jr., a high school football coach in Maryland, received a sentence of one year and a day in prison for overtime fraud and tax evasion.
Smith, 52, fraudulently claimed over $200,000 in overtime pay as a Baltimore City School Police Officer from 2005 to 2022 by submitting false overtime slips.
He also evaded over $60,000 in federal income taxes for 2017, 2019, and 2020 by not filing tax returns.
Following his prison term, Smith will undergo three years of supervised release.