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Wire Fraud Charge Prompts MD Lawnaker Tawanna Gaines To Resign
Bowie, MD Patch ^ | October 8, 2019 | Kristin Danley-Greiner

Posted on 10/11/2019 9:25:12 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Maryland state lawmaker Tawanna Gaines, a Democrat from Prince George's County, has abruptly resigned after being suspected of using money she raised for her reelection campaign for personal use. She submitted her resignation to House Speaker Adrienne Jones on Friday, Oct. 4. She now faces a federal wire fraud charge.

Gaines, 67, has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2001 and, according to the AP, defrauded her campaign and its contributors of more than $22,000 from at least January 2015 through April 2018.

"After much thought and consideration, I have decided to submit my immediate resignation to the Maryland House of Delegates as of Oct. 4th, 2019," Gaines wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at patch.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: adriennejones; baltimore; bowie; campaignfraud; elijahcummings; freakstate; greenbelt; houseofdelegates; indictment; maryland; mayarockeymoore; princegeorges; resignation; tawannagaines; wirefraud
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
She must not have realized that the way to do it is through your family member or close friend’s board membership (Biden’s son) or so-called nonprofit( Cummings wife). Don’t spend the campaign donations on yourself directly.

. Maryland is so extremely gerrymandered that she probably didn’t even need that much money spent on her campaign. In many districts, just get the nomination as a Dem and election in the general is a done deal.

21 posted on 10/12/2019 5:37:49 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: pepsionice

Criminal intent might be easy to prove when you have a campaign committee collecting and disbursing money legitimately while you have a separate PayPal account accepting contributions that you haven’t reported at all. I’m guessing that the amount in the charging document is only a fraction of what she spent on other than campaign expenses. I wonder what she spent that money on?


22 posted on 10/12/2019 5:45:36 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: Mark17

Oh.


23 posted on 10/12/2019 6:31:11 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
But you are right too. There are lots of skanks named Al too. 😁👍👊🤣
24 posted on 10/12/2019 8:51:44 AM PDT by Mark17 (Once saved, always saved. I do not care if some do not like that. It will NEVER be my problem)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
on wut... fried chicken???
25 posted on 10/12/2019 9:02:18 AM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

PG County? I’m shocked!
A DemocRAT? Shocked again!


26 posted on 10/12/2019 10:50:46 AM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WGA)
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To: jacknhoo

Excellent question.


27 posted on 10/12/2019 10:53:00 AM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WGA)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Okay, but she wouldn't have turned to crime if Trump hadn't outlawed safe access to abortion in areas hit by hurricanes due to global warming..

28 posted on 10/12/2019 11:20:21 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
She will be re-elected to the seat at some point in time... She just needs the time off to get that dang Cayman's account straightened out...

IAC, on the PG county tree of corruption, she is just one of the smallest twigs...

29 posted on 10/12/2019 12:01:01 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

What’s a Lawnaker?


30 posted on 10/12/2019 12:04:20 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: ronnie raygun

Hell, the mobster undoubtedly is able to do business FROM the jail.


31 posted on 10/12/2019 12:41:27 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Freee-dame

Yes, courts uphold the O’Malley congressional map while demanding a re-draw of the also-gerrymandered Pennsylvania map.


32 posted on 10/12/2019 12:43:16 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Chode

This is a state legisl00ter. She probably dines on things like Filet Mignon and lobster from time to time.


33 posted on 10/12/2019 12:44:33 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Chode

Heck, maybe even Wagyu beef and arugula . . .


34 posted on 10/12/2019 12:45:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Lobbyists in Annapolis are reputed to have tables reserved in the fancy restaurants close to the Capitol building during the entire legislative session. They need to have a nice place to invite a state legislator for a “meeting.


35 posted on 10/12/2019 3:16:59 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
or maybe...


36 posted on 10/12/2019 4:40:24 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
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