A 2014 candidate for Baltimore sheriff pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations Tuesday for filing a false campaign report using his treasurer’s electronic signature. Richard Parker, 41, of Gwynn Oak, received a one-year suspended sentence and was placed on three years probation by ...

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A 2014 candidate for Baltimore City sheriff was charged with campaign finance violations Friday by the Office of the State Prosecutor. Richard Parker, 41, of Gwynn Oak, was a Democratic challenger to longtime Sheriff John W. Anderson in the 2014 ...

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A former campaign treasurer for late state Del. Joseph J. “Sonny” Minnick pleaded guilty Friday to stealing more than $13,000 from the campaign bank account to cover personal expenses. Ronald Chesek, while serving as treasurer for “Friends of Joseph J. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A government watchdog group in Maryland has released a report on how much it costs to run a campaign for state legislative offices. Common Cause Maryland released an analysis of fundraising totals from the 2014 election cycle on ...

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ROCKVILLE — Montgomery County officials will get an update on the county’s new option of public campaign financing for county executive and county council candidates. The county’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee is scheduled to receive the update on ...

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An aide to Mayor Catherine Pugh has pleaded guilty to two counts of making illegal contributions to the Mayor's campaign.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has raised nearly $4 million over the past year for his re-election. The governor and other Maryland officials d a midnight Wednesday deadline to file campaign fundraising reports. The Maryland Republican filed his report earlier ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is rejecting a conservative group’s challenge to a Delaware campaign finance law. The justices on Tuesday left in place a lower court ruling allowing the 2012 law to be enforced. The measure requires third-party groups ...

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A condominium association’s lawyer urged a skeptical Maryland high court Wednesday to overturn the Baltimore County Council’s approval of a seven-story medical building’s construction in Catonsville due to the alleged impropriety of a councilmember having accepted illegal campaign contributions from the developer.

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A candidate for the House of Delegates last year was indicted Friday for allegedly using funds from an Anne Arundel County high school booster club for his political campaign. Steven D. Wyatt took money from the North County High School ...

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