this is kimberly pinkney. for years a fire inspector with d.c.'s fire department. she and the people with her at the courthouse today didn't want to talk to us. >> take a hike man. >> reporter: i'm sorry? >> take a hike! >> reporter: pinkney admitted and pleaded guilty to fraud today for buying $11,344 worth of gasoline for her personal car using one of these taxpayer-funded fleet cars issued to d.c.'s fire department by the federal government. pinkney left her job shortly after her arrest and when she's officially sentenced in may a judge is expected to order pinkney repay the money to the government. though she could also face about three years in prison today attorneys discussed possible probation only in her case. pinkney is one of two d.c. fire employees recently arrested on gas theft charges. can you tell us anything about these gasoline thefts? former staff assistant terrell mccray pleaded not guilty and is awaiting his next court appearance for fraud. he's accused of stealing about $3,000 in gas using a taxpayer-funded fleet car for his car and for others.

>> that was kimberly pinkney's father covering his daughter with a jacket as the two left d.c. superior court. she admitted buying more than $11,000 in gas for her personal vehicle. >> one of the dead giveaways is getting more gas than the vehicle than the car is capable of carrying. that's pretty easy one. >> she resigned from the fire department in january and faces up to three years in prison when she's sentenced in may. loudoun county residents could soon pay more in property taxes to fund their schools. "the washington post" reports three members of the bureau of supervisors are open to the idea because of rising assessments, keeping property tax rates at the current level would bring more revenue. without more money, loudoun county schools face a $22 million deficit. a property tax increase of $100 for a medium priced home would eliminate most of that deficit. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 a man who was arrested with a plot to attack the u.s. capital has new warnings. interruption to the first taste of spring. when we could see another round of wintry weather. >> and i'm rob

kimberly pinkney pleaded guilty today to fraud. her story was first revealed in the news4 i-team investigation. today she told a judge she was guilty of using a taxpayer-funded government fleet card to buy gas for her personal car. she'll be ordered to pay that money back. though she could face prison time when sentenced in may. attorneys discussed the possibility of probation only in her case. pinkney has since quit her job. >>> more now on a story we first reported on "news 4 middaya house fire in calvert county. one person was injured and the house is a total loss. this is along lake shore drive not far from solomons islands road. chopper 4 was over the scene shortly after firefighters arrived around 10:30 today. according to zillow the home is worth about $400,000. >>> police say two other drivers may have been able to help them find the cause of a crash that killed a prince george's county police officer. officer ben raven was taking his girlfriend back to her apartment around 3:00 a.m. on saturday night. he was off duty and t

that's kimberly pinkney, who will likely avoid jail, but she's agreed to pay back the money for the gas she'd stolen $11,000 worth. back to you. >>> spring is here! and it's time to clean jewelry. i will make this fast and painless. stick around. i'll show you a few things. >>> are you cleaning my house, erika? that would be fantastic. take a look out there. looking good tomorrow, starting off cool. if you're getting in that morning run on the cool side. 35 degrees. going up close to 40 by 9:00 a.m. then boom, 60 during the afternoon. >>> 30 federal investigators are working a death case in mississippi after an african-american man was found hanging from a tree. the fbi and justice department joined this case to help determine if otis bird's death was suicide or murder. a special agent said this afternoon that everyone wants answers and wants them quickly. bird was found about a half-mile from his home after he was reported missing two weeks ago. >>> there are more than 5 million americans living with alzheimer's and there is no drug no therapy to stop or slow the disease. doctors stay

kimberly pinkney has accepted a plea deal charge willing her with second degree felony fraud. investigators say she used gas cards intended to fuel up her work vehicle to buy gas for her personal car. other purchases pushed the bill to more than $11,000. sentencing is set for may 5. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused a crash which killed a 34-year-old woman yesterday on darnestown road in montgomery county. amy riggs died in the crash. two other drivers, one of them a 19-year-old was hurt. the 19-year-old was driving a pickup which crossed into oncoming traffic. it crashed head-on into the car. >>> muriel bower will join the u.s. surgeon general for an hiv- aids awareness walk today. it's called the red shoe and red lipstick walk. it starts at lafayette square at noon and ends at the humphrey building at 2nd and independent at 1:30. it commemorates the tenth annual national women and girls hiv-aids awareness day. >>> do you need a permit from the wssc? you'll be able to get one at a new satellite office in montgomery county. it will be on hungerford drive in