BALTIMORE — Two former Maryland Police officers each face decades in federal prison after being convicted of arson and fraud.

Federal prosecutors say Philip James Dupree, 41, of Pikesville, and Mark Ross Johnson, Jr., 38, of Camp Springs, joined forces to commit two separate fraud schemes.

Dupree is a former Fairmount Heights Police officer, while Johnson used to be with the Prince George’s County Police Department.

Back in November 2018 Johnson’s Ford F450 truck was experiencing mechanical and electrical problems.

According to the feds, he and Dupree coordinated to burn the truck in order to recoup insurance money.

For his part, Dupree wrote a false police report saying he "discovered" Johnson's truck burning while on-duty on Fairmount Heights.

Johnson, in turn, used the report to f

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