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2019-04-27 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Raids signal ‘something bigger’ in Baltimore mayor probe: expert

[NYPOST] The raid by federal agents on the home of embattled Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh could signal she’s facing "something bigger" than the scandal over her shady dealings with a kids book series she authored, a lawyer who defended another Charm City pol said.

The Democrat was already under investigation by the state prosecutor’s office for securing a lucrative book sales deal with the University of Maryland Medical System. The no-contract arrangement for the "Healthy Holly" series netted Pugh more than $500,000 while she sat on the institution’s board, officials said.

The FBI and IRS
...the Internal Revenue Service; that office of the United States government that collects taxes and persecutes the regime's political enemies...
descended on seven locations associated with Pugh on Thursday morning, including her home, where they hauled out boxes of the books and documents, the Baltimore Sun reported.

"The books might just be a shiny object. My guess is there’s something bigger," said Arnold W. Weiner, a lawyer who defended a previous mayor, Sheila Dixon, against misconduct charges in office, the outlet reported.

The raid was the first indication that Pugh was being probed by the feds. Experts said the agencies are likely looking for potential tax violations, such as whether she reported her income from the book series.

"When money is involved, there is potential for tax crimes. And they’re easier to prove," David Jaros, a University of Baltimore Law School professor, told the Baltimore Sun.

Pugh, 69, has been on an indefinite leave of absence from office ‐ citing her health ‐ since the state probe was launched earlier this month.

Posted by Fred 2019-04-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [21 views ] Top

#1 Call me when they raid the Chicago Prosecutor's offices.

Posted by P2kontheroad 2019-04-27 06:44|| 2019-04-27 06:44|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not so sure about the 'something bigger' angle. The lawyer cited here didn't even hint at anything, and I don't see (right now, anyway) how much further up the political food chain you can go from a mayor to elsewhere. I think these raids are just a repeat of the Roger Stone thing - storm a place heavy, grab some headlines and put people on notice, and that's about it.

Posted by Raj 2019-04-27 06:56|| 2019-04-27 06:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Mueller is now available to help if you want to investigate Trump for peeing on the kid’s books.

Posted by Airandee 2019-04-27 07:02|| 2019-04-27 07:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Squirrel!

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-04-27 08:38|| 2019-04-27 08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Accountability?

Posted by Gomez Croluger5203 2019-04-27 08:39|| 2019-04-27 08:39|| Front Page Top

#6 This will expose the inner workings of Maryland government. Years of Democrat control in Maryland laid bare for all to see. Emails, phone records and all laid bare with little of no efforts to conceal. Why play it safe when you control everything. She was shown how to play the game. Follow the money.

Posted by Dale 2019-04-27 09:59|| 2019-04-27 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 But, Dale, next election the voters -- live, dead, imaginary and foreign -- will pull the levers for the Democrats.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-04-27 13:25|| 2019-04-27 13:25|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 Sadly, so true.

Posted by Dale 2019-04-27 20:09|| 2019-04-27 20:09|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm not so sure about the 'something bigger' angle. The lawyer cited here didn't even hint at anything, and I don't see (right now, anyway) how much further up the political food chain you can go from a mayor to elsewhere. I think these raids are just a repeat of the Roger Stone thing - storm a place heavy, grab some headlines and put people on notice, and that's about it.

Very different. Roger Stone wasn't a public official with the ability to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in city contracts. She may spent the rest of her life in prison.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2019-04-27 23:37|| 2019-04-27 23:37|| Front Page Top

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