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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...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Moving one step closer to confirming rumors running through the state of Maryland, former lieutenant governor and Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele formed an exploratory committee ahead of a possible run for governor. The GOP field for the 2022 governor’s race would get a little more crowded if Steele jumped in, with current Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kelly Schulz already in the ring, Del. Dan Cox campaigning and Robin Ficker in the race as well. Following Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford’s announcement not to run, Schulz emerged as the GOP favorite thus far. Steele has been a...