Darryl De Sousa
In a federal courtroom this morning, former Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Darryl De Sousa pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts related to not paying his federal taxes.
De Sousa said very little as Judge Catherine Blake read through his plea agreement. He answered all of her questions with a “yes ma’am” or “yes, your honor,” confirming that he understood his plea.
He sounded contrite, disappointed with himself, a lot like how he sounded back in February during the city council hearings to confirm him.? There, he apologized for police corruption scandals such as the Gun Trace Task Force and promised some newfound transparency and integrity in the department—he was the straight and narrow BPD veteran who knew the department, and could turn it around.
“There has been not sufficient checks and balances within the police department to catch corruption,” De Sousa told council that February night. “There has been a pathway for corrupt officers to navigate themselves through the system. Please be assured that I am working on these processes to address it.”
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