When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 8:00am-4:00pm

Where: Miller Senate Office Building, President's Conference Center West, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Please enter through the public entrance on Bladen Street, and be prepared to provide identification and comply with x-ray bag scan and metal detector requirements. Upon proceeding through security, the conference centers are up the ramp to the right.

Public parking is available nearby at the John Whitmore Parking Garage, Gott's Court Garage, and Hillman Garage.

• 8:00am: Check-in & light breakfast provided by BJ's
  
  
• 9:00am: Keynote Opening Remarks
• Assistant Chief George Nichols, Prince George's County Police Department
  
  
• 9:10am: Legislative & Mid Atlantic Organized Retail Crime Alliance (MAORCA) Updates
• Cailey Locklair, President, Maryland Retailers Alliance (MRA)
• Jeff Meyer, Vice President, MAORCA; Global Investigator and Senior Manager, Walmart Global Investigations
  
  
• 9:50am: Break
  
  
• 10:00am: Investigations Across Jurisdictional Lines
• Sergeant Alicia Wheeler, Prince George's County Police Department Organized Retail Theft Task Force
  
  
• 11:00am: Break
  
  
• 11:15am: Maryland State's Attorney Updates
• Robert Hill, Assistant State’s Attorney, Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office
• Morgan L. McLaughlin, Assistant State’s Attorney, Economic Crimes Unit
• Moderated by: Cailey Locklair, President, MRA
  
  
• 12:00pm: Lunch provided by Harris Teeter
  
  
• 1:00pm: Gift Card Fraud Ecosystem
• Emily Grove, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
• Lisa Rufolo, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

• 2:00pm: Break
  
  
• 2:15pm: Criminal Intel - Working with State Fusion Centers
• Len Taylor, Intelligence Manager of the Gang Analysis and Tactical Assistance Branches within the Criminal Intelligence Section of the Maryland State Police
  
  
• 3:30pm: Open forum

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