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Carroll Bond III, 44, of Cockeysville, president of Carbond Inc., who has donated about $40,000 to a wide range of politicians from both parties, faces up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for each of 110 counts when he stands trial Oct. 29.
Police seized about 150 of Bond’s machines from 41 locations in Baltimore County on May 8, prompting some lawmakers to say they’re returning his campaign contributions.
Bond has been charged 15 times with gambling crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, but he has never been convicted.
Bond has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore County and its police department seeking a judge’s order to return the machines, which he believes are legal.
“I have been singled out ... therefore ending my business in the future,” Bond wrote in an affidavit in that lawsuit.
Baltimore County Deputy State’s Attorney Leo Ryan said prosecutors believe Bond’s machines “fit the definition of illegal slot machines contained in the statute.”
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Examiner Reader said:
Nail the scumbag to the wall.
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Examiner Reader said:
These poker machines have been around for a long time and everybody knew exactly what was going on. The government is now cracking down on it because the politicians figure slots will be in the state soon and the liberal politicians want all the money going to them.
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Greg from Bawlmer said:
Poker machines are used for gambling? Now that is news.
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Examiner Reader said:
Oh he's such a BAAAAD man running a gambling operation, isn't that what the Politicians are doing with our tax money?! They take from us and gamble they can put into their pockets and not back into services we are supposed to have!!!
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Examiner Reader said:
Had to take the machines in order to return campaign money. How sad the state officials got caught!!! How much money was seized with the machines and where is the money now? Let's be real the machines supposely were destroyed and we the people know the money money wasn't in the machines when this took place.
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J. P. said:
Why is everyone so shocked? This has been going on forever. They all just got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. How about the judges. Can you please name them?Take a poll about the pay off's on any & all machines. DUH::::::::::::
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Examiner Reader said:
this is a bigger then meets the eye worth investigating
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Tommy O said:
The politicians are only returning the money because they were caught. From what I have read Carbond was not caught paying off on the machines? I have not read any evidence of illegal payments. The only sure thing is the machines were taken and no charges have been filled. The case sounds weak.
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Examiner Reader said:
The writer writes: In 2002, he was found guilty of operating slot machines in Baltimore County District Court and was fined $750 — but that conviction was overturned upon appeal. So this guy was operating slot machines IN Baltimore County District Court. No wonder he was never convicted. :)
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johnn said:
like thease officials didnt know this guy was bad news
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