Baltimore Banner, April 15, 2025
The utility company called safety “our highest priority” and pushed back on allegations from a group of ex-employees.
William Hamrick was supposed to be inspecting gas pipes for Baltimore Gas and Electric. Instead, he was on his boat.
As a BGE inspector, Hamrick’s job was to check the work of contractors installing gas infrastructure and ensuring they met safety standards. But a 2023 investigation by BGE found that he was falsifying inspection reports.
It’s unclear how many reports Hamrick falsified and for how long, but a group of ex-employees told regulators the scheme went on for years, during which time Hamrick allegedly claimed to have conducted thousands of inspections.