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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.
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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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posted on
10/11/2019 9:26:52 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.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
10/11/2019 9:38:42 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Everything I Needed to Know About Islam I Learned on 9/11)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
She’s not even trying to evade the issue?
They must have her so dead to rights.
Only millions to go!
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posted on
10/11/2019 10:07:11 PM PDT
by
Notthereyet
(NotThereYet)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Where’s Rev. Al to defend this Tawanna ?
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posted on
10/11/2019 10:07:26 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hold it! Hold it! This is fake news! No democrap ever resigned after being caught committing a crime!
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posted on
10/11/2019 10:14:36 PM PDT
by
Bommer
(2020 - Vote all incumbent congressmen and senators out! VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"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. Give me a break. You must be kidding. Besides, these kind of people usually don't come up with these money schemes on their own.
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posted on
10/11/2019 10:59:45 PM PDT
by
Maudeen
(http://thereishopeinjesus.com/)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
It would appear that someone in the Democratic Party gave her a strong hint that she’d removed if she didn’t voluntarily leave, and the public mess would not be pleasant.
On criminal intent...it’s a waste of good jail space for her, but you need to have some kind of stiff situation to prevent this from continuing. Maybe they ought to have a interstate-pick-up-trash team and you do like 100 days of service for your crime.
To: fieldmarshaldj
Wheres Rev. Al to defend this Tawanna? How many skanks are there in the world, with that name?
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posted on
10/12/2019 12:24:04 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Once saved, always saved. I do not care if some do not like that. It will NEVER be my problem)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
OMG!! She’s BLACK!! And a CRROKED DEMOCRAT!! I AM SHOCKED!! /s
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posted on
10/12/2019 1:33:44 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Mark17
"How many skanks are there in the world, with that name?"
Al Sharpton, Al Gore (Sr. and Jr.), Al Green (Congressman)...
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posted on
10/12/2019 1:55:09 AM PDT
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fieldmarshaldj
(Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Not to worry she will up and running in another election soon. This is another way they operate. Its like the mobster that goes to jail he’s back in business before you know it
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
10/12/2019 2:15:08 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Once saved, always saved. I do not care if some do not like that. It will NEVER be my problem)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
No mention of party affiliation, though it is self-evident.
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posted on
10/12/2019 2:48:41 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(We cannot spare this man. He fights.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
No mention of party affiliation, though it is self-evident Actually, its in the first sentence, lol.❗️🙄🤔🤫
Maryland state lawmaker Tawanna Gaines, a Democrat from Prince George's County
Yeah, yeah, time honored tradition, dont read the article, but interject anyways, a FR tradition !
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posted on
10/12/2019 3:25:58 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Why does she resign and Ilan Omar skates?
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posted on
10/12/2019 4:30:47 AM PDT
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jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
10/12/2019 4:36:55 AM PDT
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mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"After much thought and consideration, Translation: After being caught with my hand in the cookie jar...
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10/12/2019 5:13:54 AM PDT
by
Bitman
To: mewzilla
The announcement of her resignation Monday stunned colleagues, who said Gaines loved being in state government. "I was shocked, to put it mildly," said Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George's, who represents the same district. When he learned the resignation was tied to alleged campaign finance impropriety, Pinsky added, "I was even more taken aback. She has probably been one of the least prolific fundraisers."
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posted on
10/12/2019 5:23:44 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: Governor Dinwiddie
The process is governmental destruction by Africanization
Political analysis
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posted on
10/12/2019 5:26:21 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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