Posted on 01/06/2009 9:15:14 AM PST by TET1968
Md. Files Criminal Charges Against Councilman
You ain’t made your bones as a Democrat until you’ve been indicted.
>>The Democrat has been indicted for stealing money
The only really surprising part of the story is that they actually identified the crook as a Democrat.
Ruined his political life for less than $3500. He would never go far in Chicago.
Wow, you’re right, Democrat in the third paragraph, most people do read that far.
I live in MD, what’s surprising is they indicted him at all, usually they get away with anything in this state.
Last guy caught in this area was a guy I met, Tom Bromwell and his wife to taking favors and cash from contractors. The FBI had to catch him, not the locals. His family used to own a bar on Belair Road near the city. The business has been closed and vacant for years, even before he landed in trouble.
As I keep saying, Maryland new motto is: “We’re Nearly Corrupt As New Jersey.”
If you ever lived in Maryland you would know the dim tag is not required. I live there and it is absolutely run by the dims.
You speak the truth.
For those of us who happen to be very uninformed about Maryland and DC, the reporter did a service by reporting party affiliation.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Another one:
BALTIMORE MAYOR PROBE Baltimore City Councilwoman, developer indicted
BALTIMORE (AP) -
A Baltimore City Councilwoman and a prominent developer have been indicted on public corruption charges.
Councilwoman Helen Holton is accused of taking a bribe from developer Ronald Lipscomb in 2007.
The State Prosecutor’s Office says Lipscomb’s company paid $12,500 to a third-party company for a political survey on Holton’s behalf. Holton did not mention the payment on her financial disclosure report.
At the time, Lipscomb was seeking tax incentives from the city for a development project in which he was a partner.
Lipscomb is a former boyfriend of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, and previous court documents indicated that he was under investigation for bribing Dixon. But the bribery count for which he was indicted does not involve the mayor.
Just saw on CNBC mayor also indicted.
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