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Schurick guilty of election fraud in robocall case
A Baltimore jury Tuesday found Paul Schurick, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s campaign manager, guilty of fraud and related charges for his role in an Election Day 2010 robocall — a decision hailed by government watchdog groups who say that...Tags: Prosecution, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Election Rigging, Culture
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Hotline gives state whistle-blowers a place to call
It's just an ordinary phone, the hotline that tips the state of Maryland's bloodhounds that something's amiss in one of the agencies. It isn't red, there are no special bells and whistles, but it does get answered.
And when it does, it can set off a...Tags: Regional Authority, Theft, Accounting and Auditing, Civil and Public Service, Budgets and Budgeting
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The year that wasn't
A year ago, soon after the Tunisian uprising, I demonstrated my powers of prediction in a column about the democracy movement in the Arab world. The revolution in Tunisia, I wrote, "arose from local circumstances that don't foretell what will happen...Tags: Regional Authority, Republican Party, Egypt, Tea Party Movement, Hosni Mubarak
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Online fraud puts consumers at risk
For nearly 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has helped consumers avoid fraud and scams by helping them find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. We are uniquely positioned in representing both the interests of the business community,...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections, Justice System, Douglas F. Gansler, Laws
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Medical billing a target of fraud investigations
In Maryland, an orthopedic practice agreed to pay $2.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it had billed for patients' visits that never took place and had double-charged for X-ray work to get higher reimbursements. In...Tags: Medicaid, Hospitals and Clinics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Human Mishaps, Trials
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2011: A re-wind
Fast cars zipped around downtown Baltimore streets and, it turns out, the race promoters' financial messes. A robocall that urged voters to relax and stay home led jurors to a vote of their own: guilty of election fraud. We bade farewell to an iconic...Tags: Labor Day, Arts, New Year's Day, Holidays, Republican Party
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Former M&T assistant vice president charged with mail fraud
A former assistant vice president for M&T Bank in Baltimore has been charged with mail fraud, prosecutors said, after she defrauded a federal export credit agency and an international corporation to pay American Express bills and her taxes. Rosamaria T....Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, American Express Company, Lawyers, Credit and Debt
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Citing 'free speech,' attorney seeks dismissal of charges against Henson
A defense lawyer asked a Baltimore judge Monday to throw out election fraud charges against veteran political consultant Julius Henson, arguing that Henson was exercising his right to free speech when he composed a misleading Election Day robo-call....Tags: Freedom of the Press, Prosecution, Trials, Justice System, Laws
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Ehrlich paid $168,000 for Schurick lawyers
Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. used $168,000 of leftover campaign funds to pay for defense attorneys for Paul Schurick, his longtime aide who was convicted on charges of electoral fraud rising out of Ehrlich's failed run against Gov. Martin O'Malley in...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Trials, Justice System, Federal Election Commission
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Lyric Opera House, Live Nation sued over concert tickets; theater and company move to dismiss
The Baltimore SunA Baltimore man suing Live Nation has added the Lyric Opera House to the lawsuit, alleging the theater received "kickbacks" from the behemoth concert promoter. Both the Lyric and Live Nation moved to dismiss Thursday. The lawsuit comes as Live Nation...Tags: Opera (genre), Ticketmaster, Trials, Justice System, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Mailing it in: A better way to conduct special elections in Maryland
Holding an election is an expensive business. State and local governments must coordinate to recruit, train, supervise and pay civic-minded poll workers who come early and stay late to set up and tear down polling places all over Maryland, consuming...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Elections, Fraud, Corporate Crime, Voting
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The feds investigate the mortgage mess: What took so long?
In this week's State of the Union address, President Obama announced to cheers the formation of a new Justice Department unit tasked with going after the big banks and mortgage companies whose reckless lending led to the collapse of the housing market and...Tags: Justice System, Foreclosures, Finance, Credit Ratings, Financial and Business Services
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