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Currie trial reveals a flawed political system
A court will decide whether State Sen. Ulysses Currie is innocent or guilty. But it's clear that that a system that allows a legislator to be personally compensated for assisting a taxpayer — be it an individual, partnership, corporation or other...Tags: Laws, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Former Md. Gov. Ehrlich testifies in corruption case against state senator
Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich Wednesday became the latest Maryland politician to testify in the federal corruption case against state Sen. Ulysses Currie, describing the senator as a friend and a gentleman in the years he has known him.
The...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Bribery, Steny Hoyer
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U.S. drops part of case against Currie
Federal prosecutors have dropped nearly half of the bribery charges against state Sen. Ulysses Currie, chopping seven counts that were connected to an outdated legal theory.
Currie, a Democrat, remains accused of accepting bribes from a grocery chain...Tags: Executive Branch, George Ryan, Government, Baltimore County, Bribery
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Sen. Ulysses Currie pleads not guilty
Baltimore Sun reporterFrom the Maryland Politics blog: State Sen. Ulysses Currie pleaded not guilty to corruption charges this morning in a federal courtroom in Baltimore -- his first court appearance since being indicted this month. Currie, the 73-year-old Prince George's...Tags: Judges, Corporate Crime, Fraud, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Prosecutor asked to investigate Maryland lawmaker
The state prosecutor has been asked to investigate whether a powerful Maryland lawmaker improperly used his campaign account for personal purchases and other expenses unrelated to his candidacy. The Maryland Board of Elections requested an...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Credit and Debt, Medicines, Travel
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Patronage endures, even in hard times
Baltimore Sun reportersState lawmakers, using a system of patronage that persists in Annapolis despite tight budgetary times, are seeking to direct hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to projects at nonprofit organizations they help run. In Baltimore, Del. Hattie N....Tags: Emergency Planning, Metal and Mineral, Baltimore County, Building Material, Values
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State to close chain of group homes for youths
Sun StaffMaryland officials announced yesterday that they would shut down children's group homes run by a company whose executive director expensed Caribbean cruises, luxury SUVs and meals while residents endured what they and former staff described as...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Children, Baltimore County, Career and Workplace, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Senators turn away repeal of death penalty in Md.
Baltimore County senators rebuffed an effort to abolish Maryland's death penalty yesterday, persuading lawmakers instead to restrict when capital punishment can be used. The Senate's first full debate on the death penalty in more than three decades was...Tags: Government, Punishment, Baltimore County, Donald F Munson, Jennie M Forehand
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Dixon gifts probed
Sun reportersProsecutors are investigating whether Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon received thousands of dollars in gifts - including fur coats - from a prominent developer whose projects benefited from tax breaks and zoning changes she supported as City Council...Tags: Government, Baltimore County, Employers, Career and Workplace, Lynn Anderson
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Narrow majority of Md. senators oppose repeal of death penalty, survey reveals
Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to end the death penalty in Maryland would probably fall short if a legislative vote were held today, even though the governor insisted yesterday that the repeal effort "has a real shot this year." A Baltimore Sun survey of...Tags: Punishment, Government, Baltimore County, Donald F Munson, Jennie M Forehand
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Doubt cast on Currie's future
Sun reporterMaryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller yesterday acknowledged speculation in Annapolis about Sen. Ulysses Currie's future in the General Assembly and said that he may revisit whether the Prince George's County Democrat should remain chairman of a...Tags: Prince George's County, Finance, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Supervalu Inc., FBI
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Inquiry threatens Dixon's momentum
Sun reportersSix months into her historic term as Baltimore's first female mayor, Sheila Dixon has been riding high - the homicide rate is at a two-decade low, the City Council passed her budget almost untouched, and she has won praise for her work on gun control...Tags: Government, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Johns Hopkins University
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