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		<title>Amanda Bessicks, Cecil County State&#8217;s Attorney, Resigns for Health Reasons; Judges to Name Successor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Amanda Bessicks, the newly-elected Cecil County State’s Attorney, is resigning her post as of 3/15/2019 due to health reasons, according to a letter sent to the county Circuit Court administrative judge.. Her resignation cuts short a promising career as the county’s chief prosecutor and a reform-minded leader for an office that has been mired in turmoil since her predecessor was charged and convicted in an indecent exposure/disorderly conduct case in 2017. And her decision to resign her position, so that a successor can be named quickly, reflects a level of character and public service that had been absent in the recent past history of the office. Former State’s Attorney Ellis (E.D.E.) Rollins continued to collect a salary and benefits for many months while he unsuccessfully fought, and appealed, the charges against him—while not actually performing the duties of the office. Taking a leave of absence to address her medical issues would have been an understandable, and fully appropriate, course of action while not actually surrendering the office and title. But her decision to step aside clears the path for the Circuit Court judges to name either an interim or permanent State’s Attorney to lead the office until the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ELECTION: Miller Ousts Schneckenburger on County Council; Patchell Re-Elected; Coutz Wins GOP Nod</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2018/06/election-miller-ousts-schneckenburger-on-county-council-patchell-re-elected-coutz-wins-gop-nod/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al Miller ousted incumbent Cecil County Councilor Dan Schneckenburger on Tuesday, as George Patchell retained his Council seat and Bill Coutz won the Republican nomination for an open seat in District 2. In all three contests, the winners also scored major victories over candidates aligned with the ultra-conservative Campaign for Liberty group. In Districts 4 and 3, no Democrats have filed candidacy so the winners of the Republican primary in those districts—Patchell and Miller&#8211; will appear on the November ballot unopposed. But in the general election for District 2, GOP primary winner Bill Coutz will face a Democrat, political newcomer Cody Kirk, a former dollar store employee who overwhelmingly lost another political campaign for a seat on the Elkton town council several weeks ago. Kirk was running for the town post at the same time that his name was already on the countywide ballot for County Council. The District 2 seat is currently held by Council President Joyce Bowlsbey, but she decided not to seek re-election. Coutz carried his two -way GOP race by a compelling 65.4 percent tally, while his primary opponent, Richard Lewandowski, a small business owner and ally of the C4L group, won 34.6 percent. In a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Karl Fockler, State&#8217;s Atty Candidate, has $2 Million Debts, Wage Garnishment; Court Cites Conflicts in Brothers&#8217; Roles in Assault Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Karl.H. Fockler, a candidate for Cecil County State’s Attorney in the June Republican primary, is under court-ordered garnishment of his salary as a prosecutor due to court judgements for millions of dollars in unpaid debts. If elected state’s attorney, he would get a major pay boost and would be in charge of managing a more than $2.4 million annual budget, virtually all of which is provided directly by county taxpayers. Multiple Circuit Court judgements, in Cecil County and other jurisdictions, total at least $1.8 million for unpaid debts against Fockler while another judgment against Karl Fockler and his wife, Suzanne, amounts to $473,014, bringing the total to over $2.3 million. Several other judgements or liens, including for unpaid state and federal taxes, were also filed but were subsequently listed as “satisfied,” or paid off, according to state court records. In addition, Karl Fockler and his brother, Edwin B. Fockler IV, an assistant public defender who is a candidate for a Cecil County Circuit Court seat in the June Republican primary election, recently insisted at a GOP candidates’ forum that their familial relationship would not be an ethics or conflict of interest issue if both were [&#8230;]]]></description>
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