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		<title>State Prosecutor Charges ex-County Election Official with 5 Criminal Counts in Handling of Danielle Hornberger Campaign Filings; Court Case Testimony Cited</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2021/06/state-prosecutor-charges-ex-county-election-official-with-5-criminal-counts-in-handling-of-danielle-hornberger-campaign-filings-court-case-testimony-cited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the State Prosecutor (OSP) has filed five criminal charges against the former deputy director of the Cecil County Board of Elections for perjury, misconduct in office and allegedly falsifying required documents for the candidacy of Danielle Hornberger in her 2020 County Executive campaign. The prosecutor cited Hornberger’s candidacy and finance report irregularities but no charges were filed against her. Lora Walters, 57, of North East, the former deputy director of the Cecil County Board of Elections, was charged with five misdemeanor counts stemming from her role in the handling of financial disclosure statements filed by Danielle Hornberger in her candidacy in the Republican primary for County Executive. The existence of an OSP investigation was disclosed in the county Circuit Court during trial of a civil case filed last year by former Cecil County Executive Alan McCarthy, a Republican, who challenged the legitimacy of Hornberger’s candidacy due to false document filings in her campaign. The most serious charge filed against Walters—perjury, with a possible ten-year prison term&#8211; stems from her testimony in that civil court case, in which she denied falsifying the financial disclosure records for Hornberger. The charges against Walters were filed in Cecil County Circuit Court [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrie L. Taylor Indicted for Theft, Perjury at Cecil County GOP Committee; State Prosecutor Charges Up to 25 Years in Jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carrie L. Taylor, the former treasurer of the Cecil County Republican Central Committee and a protégé of the old ‘Smipkin” GOP political machine, has been indicted by a grand jury on three counts of theft, embezzlement and perjury involving the elected party committee’s finances. If convicted, she could face up to 25 years in jail and a $10,000 fine. The case was brought by the Office of the State Prosecutor, which under Maryland law is empowered to investigate and prosecute violations of state elections laws as well as political corruption cases. The prosecutor’s office is located in Towson, and often uses grand juries in Baltimore County to present its cases, but election law matters are governed by the state Board of Elections in Annapolis, in Anne Arundel County. The indictments against Taylor, 35, who is listed as residing in the Patriot’s Glen community in Elkton, were returned 3/13/15 by an Anne Arundel County grand jury and disclosed Monday by State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt. “Maintaining the integrity of Maryland’s criminal and election laws has always been and shall remain of the utmost importance to this office. Committee treasurers must recognize that misuse of campaign funds will not be tolerated,” Davitt [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County SPCA Withdraws Bid for Animal Control; Cites &#8220;Tainted&#8221; Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cecil County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc. (CCSPCA) has withdrawn its bid to resume animal control services to the Cecil County government, citing what the group’s lawyer called a “tainted” county bidding process. The CCSPCA’s withdrawal leaves one bidder, A Buddy for Life, Inc., a Delaware-based volunteer dog rescue with no shelter, no experience in animal control services, and no employees. However, the group is believed to be planning to sub-contract with other individuals and entities to share in the workload and money received from the county. A review panel, consisting of senior county officials, met with representatives of the Buddy group Thursday morning to hear an oral presentation and discuss areas of concern. The group is expected to submit a final proposal based upon the discussion, according to County Administrator Al Wein and County Attorney Norman Wilson. They also said that Commissioner Diana Broomell (R-4), who had earlier said she wanted to sit in on the review team’s meeting with bidders, did not attend the session. The review panel had also been slated to meet with the CCSPCA on Thursday but that session was cancelled after Michael J. Halter, the organization’s volunteer attorney, delivered [&#8230;]]]></description>
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