Ex-NSF worker admits lying about funds A former National Science Foundation senior employee has pleaded guilty to lying about money he earned from an engineering education nonprofit he founded.
Potomac resident Win Aung, 72, wrote on financial disclosure forms and tax returns that money he received from the International Network for Engineering Education and Research, known as iNEER, was used for reimbursement for iNEER-related expenses.
But prosecutors said Aung actually used the funds – which totaled more than $800,000 from 2002 to 2007 – for his personal benefit, including family vacations, gifts and housing costs.
Aung worked at NSF for 35 years and resigned in September 2010.
4 overnight fires in P.G.
Four fires were reported overnight at Prince George’s County homes that lost power during the snowstorm.
Prince George’s County fire and emergency services said the blazes occurred:
On the 100 block of Green Hill Avenue in Greenbelt. The cause is still being investigated.
On the 4000 block of Alton Street in Capitol Heights. A 10-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. An unattended candle sparked the fire.
On the 4500 block of Woodgate Way in Glenn Dale. An adult woman had to be rescued by firefighters and suffered second-degree burns and smoke inhalation. The cause is still under investigation.
On the 5000 block of Pierce Avenue in College Park. The blaze stemmed from a basement fireplace.
Arrest in Langley Park stabbing death
Prince George’s County police say they have a suspect in connection with a Jan. 8 homicide in Langley Park.
Police officials did not immediately name the suspect and said they would announce an arrest Friday in the stabbing death of Alejandro Marcos Diaz Vasquez on the 1400 block of University Boulevard.
Emily Babay
