A $2.75 million settlement has been approved after a federal probe turned up evidence of discriminatory hiring practices by the Maryland State Police.

The U.S. Justice Department has taken steps to resolve allegations of racial and gender-based disrriminatinatory hiring practices in Maryland's state police, according to new information.

Maryland officials have approved a $2.75 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting 48 Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police.

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced they've reached a settlement with the Maryland State Police over claims of gender and racial discrimination during the state trooper hiring process.

The Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) will have to pay $2.75 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit claiming the hiring process for state troopers discriminates against Black and female candidates.