The travails of Sheila Dixon and Ulysses Currie are just the latest in a long line of Maryland political scandals. Here are some of the more recent and memorable scandals.

1973—Then Vice-President Spiro Agnew, pleads nolo contendre (no contest) to tax evasion and bribery during his days as Governor of Maryland.

1977—Governor Marvin Mandel was convicted of mail fraud and racketeering. He served 19 months in prison. Ronald Reagan commuted his sentence in 1987, and one year later the US Court of Appeals overturned his conviction.

1983—Prince Georges County State Senator Tommie Broadwater is convicted of food stamp fraud.

1998—Montgomery County Planning Board Member Ruthann Aron is convicted of contracting a hit man to kill her husband and a lawyer.

1998—The General Assembly expels Senator Larry Young, even though he was acquitted of corruption charges.

2005—Baltimore County State Senator Tommy Bromwell pleads guilty to bribery, falsifying a tax return, and racketeering.

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Topics: Congress , New Deal , Constitution

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Keith Olbermann and the uses and misuses of McCarthyism

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Topics: Espionage , McCarthyism , Keith Olbermann

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The myth of Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression

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There is a lot of horse manure going around about how a lack of government regulation caused the current financial crisis, and that only massive government intervention into the markets is the answer to the problem. Historical... Read More
Topics: The New Deal , FDR , Great Depression , Herbert Hoover

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