in court today, demetrius mcmillan stood before a judge and pled guilty to taking hundreds of bribes as a case worker, he had the power to authorize payouts up to $2,000 without a supervisor's approval. took utors say he advantage of that power in order to get cash and sex from nearly 300 women.ed >> i'm sicke over it. i'm sad and i'm angry, and ial literally makes me feel sick at the pit of my stomach. >> reporter: theirector at the o departmef human services said new safeguards have been put in place in order to k from happening again. he facilited nearly 80 fraudulent payments toorit00 , totally nearly $1.5 million i food stamps and cash benefits. he's facingp to 15 years in prison, he'll be sentenced in june. now according to prosecutors, mcmillan took in more than $150,000 in bribes and s had with as many as 20 of the women who he was providing fraudulent food stamps to. that's the latest. mark segraves news4. >>> you say 300 women? what's lnely to hap to them if they paid these bribes andpt ac those fraudulent payments? >> reporter: that's a great question. as a matter of facar

d government service center, prosecutors say demetrius mcmillan was able to approve cash benefits to people who were not entitled to them. prosecutors say he did it in exchange for cash and sex. in cou s today, heod before a federal judge and pled guilty to taking hundreds of bribes. he had the power to authorize payouts up to $2,000 without a supervisor's approval. prosecutors say he took advantagefhat power facilitating nearlyfr 800 dulent payments to nearly 300 people, theast majority women, totaling nearly $1.5illion in cash benefits and food stamps. >> i'mickened by it. i'm sad and angry and i also -- it literally makes me feel sick in the pit of my stomach. >> reporter: he's the second case worker to be convicted of handling out fraudulen benefits. new safeguards have been put in place to never happen again. >> w tveightened controls. and we'll continue to work to prevene any t of fraudulent activity. >> reporter: today in coedt, he admio accepting more than $150,000 in cash as well as sexual fors from between 10 and 20 women. searched hisators d.c. home, they found more than $

prosecutors say that demetrius mcmillan took bribes in the form of cash and sex.ears in prison and he'll be sentenced in june. >>> uncommon push back from congressional republicans, a resoluon that terminates president trump's emergency declaration is on his way to his veto it he says he will in the name of border security. there are not enough votes in the sene to override that veto. still the resolution establishes xpe ess will of congress, which could factor into fure legal battles over this matter. >>> boeing 737 max 8 jets are still grounded. there's no telling when they'll be back in the air. some analysts tell nbc news it could be three to six mont. experts from the u.s. and other countries will start afolysising ation tomorrow. >>> a major development in a nsumer 4 investigation. for years we've been telling you about a virginia business oer accused of taking thousands of dollars from customers and never delivering the much needed medical equipment. >> tonight for the first time we're learning about a in maryland who said the same thing happened to her. co

demetrius mcmillan is accused of handing out nearly a million and aalf dollars in fraudulent benefitshes was maryland's governor from 1979 to 1987. the current governor larry han shared his condolences last night calling hughes, quote, an maryla legend. harry hughes was 92 years old. >>> a look now at your first 4 traffichis morning. 181 bridge, we're slow. fort washington, the 11th street bridge, part of a problem of a crash with the left side blocked.>> your forecast is next. stay with us. >>> some nice color in our sky ashe sun is coming up on a thursday morning. temperatures mostly in the 40s. we're 48 now i washington, 45 in clinton, maryland, 41 for gaithersburg, 49 in manassas. kids waiting for the bus stop, a little on the chilly side, but after-school playtime, temperures will be on the mild side as well. tomorrow maybe a rumble of thunder tomorrow afternoon and evening, but it will be once again quite chilly and blustery on your side. [music] [female voiceover] today, people across the nation are experiencing the benefits of joining penfed credit union. with the penfed car b