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		<title>State Prosecutor Opens Criminal Probe in Hornberger Campaign Case, Court Told; Ex-Election Aide Denies Forgery; Judge to Rule Next Week</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day-long hearing in a Cecil County Circuit Court case seeking to void Danielle Hornberger’s apparently winning campaign for County Executive in the Republican primary election brought new allegations of potential document forgeries and additional revelations of behind-the-scenes contacts between Hornberger and a local elections board official. In addition, it was disclosed for the first time that the Office of the State Prosecutor (OSP) has officially launched a criminal investigation into the matter. Judge Thomas G. Ross, formerly a Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court judge now on senior status and who is hearing the case here, said he would consider the testimony and evidence and render a decision in five days, or Tuesday 8/18/2020. A surprise witness, Lora Walters, the now ousted former deputy director of the local BOE, testified, despite warnings that she could face legal jeopardy if she waived her Fifth Amendment rights. She said she “wanted to tell my story” and denied forging any documents. She had been summoned to appear as a witness, but had avoided being served with the summons, yet she showed up at the hearing without a lawyer. An amended complaint also named Walters as a defendant in the case, which was filed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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