Baking magnate John Paterakis Sr. made a rare public appearence this morning, sitting in the sun and observed the ribbon cutting for the new Morgan Stanley building in Fells Point that his H&S Development Corp helped finance. Wearing a black t-shirt and aviators, Paterakis stayed toward the back of the crowd and didn't speak at the ceremony. Gov. Martin O'Malley gave him a shout-out and Sen. George Della stopped by his table to say hello.
Paterakis made headlines September when he pleaded guilty to two campaign finance-related charges. Both were related to helping fund a political poll for Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton, who chaired the committee that approved tax incentives for his nearby projects in Harbor East. The judge in his criminal case ruled that he can not donate money to candidates until January 2012.
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