Ex-Montgomery County official gets additional 15 years for embezzlement scheme

GREENBELT, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A former Montgomery County official who was convicted of stealing millions of dollars in funds from taxpayers was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.

Byung Il "Peter" Bang, the former COO of Economic Development in Montgomery County pleaded guilty to wire fraud and making false statements on his tax returns.

It was all part of an elaborate scheme to embezzle more than $6.7 million from the county.

Bang was sentenced to four years in prison in federal court in February for the same crime.

He will serve both sentences concurrently.