BALTIMORE (AP) — The operators of western Maryland defense contractor Quantell Inc. face federal charges they embezzled about $285,000 from employee benefit plans at Quantell and a second firm they controlled.

Shaun and Joanne Tucker couldn’t be reached for comment on the charges announced Wednesday. They have no home telephone listing, and a call to Quantell in Grantsville wasn’t immediately returned.

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