Posted on 12/02/2025 12:29:55 PM PST by simpson96
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore City State Senator Dalya Attar has been arrested and indicted on federal extortion and conspiracy charges, according to court documents.
Attar, a Democrat from Baltimore City representing District 41, made history by becoming the first Orthodox Jewish woman to hold a seat in the Maryland Senate, which she assumed in January following a vacancy.
She was indicted on eight charges on October 23.
The indictment alleges that Attar, 35, planted tracking and recording devices on two of her rivals, including recording them in bed together in an attempt to silence them.
Then, Attar threatened to release the footage of the two victims "in bed" unless they met her demands not to speak out against her publicly.
Court documents said that the two victims were a political consultant whom she filmed in bed with a married man.
Additionally, Attar's co-defendants, Joseph Attar and Kalman Finkelstein, were also taken into federal custody.
The indictment says that Attar worked with four unnamed co-conspirators to carry out the scheme.
During Attar's 2018 election, she had worked with the political consultant, but the two parted ways soon after due to a disagreement.
Attar allegedly feared that the consultant was "looking to screw me," and was concerned about flyers being released to the Jewish community about her voting record.
Prosecutors said that the plot began in January 2020 when the consultant stayed in an apartment that belonged to Finkelstein's family, and the cop and Attar's brother broke into the unit while she was away.
Then, the two men allegedly installed cameras disguised as smoke detectors inside, and planted a tracking device on the consultant's car.
In March 2021, Attar allegedly had her brother threaten the consultant and married man with the release of the video unless the consultant would 'leave Dalya alone.'
Later that year, in November 2021, the indictment alleges that Attar sent a message to her brother and one of the unnamed co-conspirators, saying that "if the video really exists, it'll be really helpful now."
On December 6, 2021, the day that Attar filed for re-election in the House of Delegates, her brother contacted the married man to "discuss an opportunity," and told the man that he had "hours" of footage of him in bed with the consultant.
The indictment alleges that Attar's brother threatened to "share this video with everyone you know, everyone she knows, every Rabbi in town, your kids, your wife, her daughters."(snip)
State Sen. Dalya Attar released the following statement:
“I ran for public office because of my strong belief in serving my community that I love, and I would never do anything to knowingly jeopardize my constituents’ trust in me. The case centers on the allegations of my former disgruntled employee. We have yet to see any tangible evidence to support the claim that I knew of any illegal actions taken on my behalf.
“I look forward to sharing my side of the story, and believe the truth will be the arbiter of justice. In the meantime, I will continue to serve my community with humility and honor, and look forward to being as transparent as possible.”
Looks “rode hard and put up crusty”.
“Baltimore City State Senator Dalya Attar has been arrested and indicted on federal extortion and conspiracy charges, according to court documents.” Was they boys or girls Dalya?
Damn foreigners.
Didn’t Frank Zappa write a song about her?
Late 70’s, Sheik Yerbouti album...??
Looks like a raghead.
After the Kennedy-Dodd waitress sandwich, it’s been a steep decline.
Famous quote:
“The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.”
— US Representative Edwin Edwards of Louisiana during his successful election campaign for governor in 1983.
She looks like she’d cut you and not care.
Dyna-Moe Humm?
Overnight Sensation
Jewish Princess
TY
She’s a Democrat politician in a state where Democrats rule everything and usually if mentioned at all by the press it is to be given a rectal tongue bath. Further she’s from Baltimore where Sauron would have his tower if he were not a fictional character and lived in Maryland. Amoral by definition and not used to consequences.
Looks like Laura Loomer.
A difference without a distinction?
Color me surprised. They identified her as a Democrat at the beginning of the 2nd paragraph!
Usually a Sefardic Moroccan Jewish name, Arabic root. Democrat, former prosecutor.
Don’t know.
Never “been with” either of ‘em.
Don’t want to.
Wikihahahahahapedia says she was born in BaltiMordor, grew up there, went to university there.
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