Roy McGrath, an aide to Hogan, dies after a confrontation with the FBI, and a lawyer for Murtha

According to the attorney of Roy McGrath, the fugitive died Monday after a confrontation with the FBI in Tennessee.

The FBI confirmed Roy’s death to Attorney Joseph Murtha. He added that it was not immediately clear if McGrath’s wound was self-inflicted or came during an exchange of gunfire with agents.

William Brennan, an attorney for McGrath’s wife, also confirmed McGrath died at a Tennessee hospital after “a confrontation with the FBI” and told CNN that his client was “absolutely distraught.”

“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously,” said Buchwald, who declined to confirm that McGrath had died.

CNN previously reported that McGrath, who served as the top aide to Hogan, a Republican, for a few months during the summer of 2020, faced charges related to an alleged scheme to bilk Maryland out of more than $276,000. The US marshals service said in a statement that the man had been released on bond after he pleaded not guilty.

The indictment stated that he directed MES funds to an art museum that he was on the board of directors for, so that he would not have to pay for a pledge out of his own pocket.

The former Maryland political aide who was being hunted down by law enforcement died after he was wounded while being confronted by agents, according to his lawyer.

On March 13, Murtha said he believed that McGrath was going to fly to Maryland the day before after failing to appear in Baltimore. Instead of beginning jury selection, a judge issued an arrest warrant and dismissed prospective jurors.

If convicted of the federal charges, he would have faced a maximum sentence of 20 years for each of four counts of wire fraud, plus a maximum of 10 years for each of two counts of embezzling funds from an organization receiving more than $10,000 in federal benefits.