Posted on 06/18/2008 11:22:23 AM PDT by JZelle
Investigators raided the home of a prominent Maryland black Democrat for the second time in three weeks Tuesday.
State prosecutors searched Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's house for several hours in the morning, apparently continuing a two-year probe of her financial dealings as City Council president.
The investigators removed documents from Mrs. Dixon's Southwest Baltimore home, but would not confirm the focus of the investigation.
Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, expanded their investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie this week, requesting records from the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, both of which own land near a mall in Baltimore that houses a new grocery store for which the powerful senator had consulted.
Mrs. Dixon's spokesman did not return calls for comment, though her attorney criticized state investigators Tuesday.
"The public should be aware of the State Prosecutor's reports for the last couple of years, which disclose that the State Prosecutor has spent hundreds of thousands on investigations which went nowhere," said Dale P. Kelberman, a white-collar criminal defense attorney representing Mrs. Dixon.
"This investigation is another example of those," said Mr. Kelberman, who also represents Mr. Currie.
State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh, whose office conducts public corruption investigations, would neither confirm nor deny the existence of any investigation into the mayor.
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Pulosi’s father was in the back pocket of Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lanskey.
It is axiomatic that if you hold office in Baltimore, you’re a crook.
It is a shame for Baltimore. It needs a lot of help.
Imagine having a mayor so crooked that the DEMOCRATIC state prosecutors keep raiding her home looking for documents?
Holy cow. I wouldn’t trust her with a Slinky.
Even without a conviction, this would typically be trumpeted as another example of “culture of corruption” if it were a Repub being investigated.
When will our guys fight back? They shouldn’t let the Dems get away with their smear tactics. Too many voters are left with the idea that it’s only the Repubs who are bad and evil. It’s a formula for losing elections.
The Dems are way much better at demonizing opponents. They define the argument unopposed. So sad.
Every U.S. city controlled by blacks reminds me of African countries controlled by blacks...
Los Angeles did quite well with Tom Bradley, I think.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
The mayor of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin, is doing a crowd-pleasing job there, overhauling aging infrastructure. She has balanced the budget for 8 years, and during a budget crunch she cut her own staff and salary. The city is clean and beautiful.
I am loving this.
And a Baltimore mayor is now our Governor.
[need I say more?].....;]
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