Daughter of Ex-Democratic Lawmaker Facing Federal Wire Fraud Charges, Days After Mother’s Guilty Plea

The daughter of former Maryland democratic lawmaker Tawanna P. Gaines has been charged with federal wire fraud.

U.S. Marshalls guard the area outside of the federal U.S. District Court in Washington on June 28, 2014. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

The daughter of former Maryland democratic lawmaker Tawanna P. Gaines has been charged with federal wire fraud, accused of using her mother’s campaign funds for her personal benefit.

Anitra Edmond, 43, was charged by federal prosecutors on Monday, Oct. 28 in the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, less than two weeks after Gaines, 67, pleaded guilty to the same charge.