C. Fraser Smith: Schurick verdict raises Ehrlich questions 

BY: C. Fraser Smith
POSTED: December 7, 2011
Tags: Baltimore, conspiracy, guilty, julius henson, robert ehrlich, robocall, Schurick, trial, verdict

Overheard (arguably) in a bar this week. Patron 1: So, did you hear what happened? A jury convicted this political campaign guy of trying to fool the voters. Patron 2: No! (Laughter) Really? Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do in campaigns? That’s illegal? Patron 1: Yeah, really. These two wise guys, these campaign hotshots, [...]

Schurick’s fate in jury’s hands 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: December 5, 2011
Tags: campaign, election law, Emmet C. Davitt, judge lawrence p. fletcher-hill, julius henson, martin O'Malley, Paul E. Schurick, prosecutors, re-election, robert ehrlich, robocall

A Baltimore jury will continue deliberating Tuesday morning on whether Paul E. Schurick tried to sabotage Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election last fall with Election Day robocalls telling Democrats in the city and Prince George’s County that victory was at hand and they did not have to go to the polls. The jury began deliberating [...]

Closing arguments expected in robocalls trial

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 5, 2011
Tags: baltimore city circuit court, campaign, election, julius henson, jury, martin O'Malley, Paul Schurick, politics, robert ehrlich, robocall, trial

Closing arguments are expected to begin in the Baltimore trial of a political aide for former Gov. Robert Ehrlich. Longtime aide Paul Schurick is accused of trying to suppress the black vote during last year’s gubernatorial election. Schurick testified in his own defense Friday, saying campaign consultant Julius Henson presented a black voter suppression strategy [...]

Judge dismisses conspiracy count in Schurick robocall case 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: November 29, 2011
Tags: Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill, case, conspiracy, count, dismissed, election, judge, Paul Schurick, robert ehrlich, robocall

To the prosecution, the most damning evidence that Paul E. Schurick tried to sabotage Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election with robocalls last fall was the content of the recorded telephone messages themselves. The Election Day 2010 messages told Democratic voters in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County — while the polls were still open — that [...]

Former Gov. Ehrlich testifies in Currie case

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 26, 2011
Tags: anthony brown, bribery, house of delegates, robert ehrlich, shoppers food warehouse, steny hoyer, ulysses currie
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Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich became the latest Maryland politician to testify in the federal corruption case against state Sen. Ulysses Currie on Wednesday, describing the senator as a friend and a gentleman in the years he has known him. The former Republican governor testified that he has known Currie since they were first elected to [...]

Grand juries looking into possible campaign-law violations by Ehrlich staffers 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 11, 2011
Tags: campaign, campaign-law, election, governor, grand juries, robert ehrlich, robocalls, violations

Federal and Maryland grand juries have been convened to investigate possible campaign-law violations by staff members of Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s 2010 gubernatorial run, a lawyer for defendants in a related lawsuit stated in court papers filed Wednesday. The grand juries are also investigating potential violations by two executives of Universal Elections Inc., said attorney [...]

‘Backtracking’ feared in face of state’s fiscal woes

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: January 13, 2011
Tags: alcohol tax, Business, Christian Johansson, Development, Economy, General Assembly, governor martin o'malley, Greater Baltimore Committee, legislative session, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Maryland Economic Development Association, medicaid, robert ehrlich, tax bracket

ANNAPOLIS — Business advocates and lawmakers say the pro-business rhetoric at the center of the governor’s race that concluded just two months ago may be rolled back in the face of daunting statewide issues. Both Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. billed themselves as better for business, jobs and economic recovery. [...]

Agents search home of Ehrlich consultant in robo-call investigation

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 17, 2010
Tags: Baltimore, election, investigation, maryland, republican, robert ehrlich, robo-call

State investigators have searched the Baltimore home of a political operative who organized a last-minute robo-call in the Maryland governor’s race. WBAL-TV in Baltimore reports agents took boxes of evidence Friday from Julius Henson’s home. Republican candidate Bob Ehrlich’s campaign had Henson on its payroll. More than 100,000 robo-calls were made on election night, targeting [...]

Ehrlich camp paid $14,000 to robocall operative

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 24, 2010
Tags: douglas gansler, election day, julius henson, robert ehrlich, robocalls

ANNAPOLIS — The campaign of former Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich has reported paying $14,000 in the final days of the governor’s race to a political operative who says he sent robocalls on Election Day suggesting Democrats didn’t need to vote. The latest payments to Julius Henson’s companies were reported in a finance report made public [...]

Gansler: Ehrlich had no knowledge of calls

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 10, 2010
Tags: Baltimore, doug gansler, election day, maryland attorney, poll, robert ehrlich, robocall

Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says investigators do not believe former Gov. Robert Ehrlich or his staff were aware of Election Day robocalls that allegedly aimed to dissuade Democratic voters from going to the polls. Gansler made the comments in Baltimore Wednesday while announcing his office has filed a complaint in federal court against a [...]

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