Former Obama Admin Acting DHS Inspector General Indicted on Theft, Fraud Charges A 59-year-old Maryland man who served as the Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) between the 2011 and 2013 years of Barack Obama’s presidency has been indicted for alleged theft and fraud. The Department of Justice announced the charges against Charles K. Edwards and 54-year-old Virginia resident Murali Yamazula Venkata on Friday. The defendants are each accused of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit theft of government property, conspiracy to defraud the United States, aggravated identity theft, and theft of government property. Venkata is additionally accused of destroying records. Venkata and others also assisted Edwards by reconfiguring his laptop so that he could properly upload the stolen  software and databases, provided troubleshooting support whenever Edwards required it, and helped him build a  testing server at his residence with the stolen software and databases, which contained PII. As further part of the  alleged scheme, Edwards retained software developers in India for the purpose of developing his commercial alternative of DHS-OIG’s software. https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/former-acting-dhs-inspector-general-during-obama-years-indicted/?fbclid=IwAR0LgB8cVO9i9Nok1Klw9HaodNXHiRgxwjHn2sesKiRZRYHPLwUnhVtKZbs