Maryland Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in MD
Maryland Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Ryan WhiteFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
7/20/22Filed a false police report erroneously claiming that a young child was being forced to perform sex acts on male customers at an adult bookstore he worked at which resulted in police using up valuable resources and time to investigate his accusation
According to charging documents filed by local police
Maryland Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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Luis BorundaFmr. MD Dep. Secretary of State
3/07/24Produced felony videos and images of underage and barely legal girls performing sex acts with him and used them to coerce other underage girls into sex
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
9/01/23Solicited a sexual encounter with 13-year-old girl over the internet and drove to meet her in a local park only to get arrested by police who posed as the young girl
According to charging documents filed by local officials
Maryland Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Jason BuckelState Representative
6/17/24Was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after he refused to take a field sobriety test while also driving on a suspended license
According to charging documents filed by local officials
8/14/23Threatened to “put a bullet” in the back of the head of a police officer who was dating his ex-wife after texting her a litany of belligerent messages threatening to take her to court over custody of their child
According to a police report filed by local officials -
Richard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative
4/18/23Illegally possessed two firearms despite being prohibited from handling or owning firearms due to a prior conviction for battery
According to charging documents filed by local police
7/27/22Illegally paid $92,800 in taxpayer funds to his legislative aide's relatives to pay for rent at two cottages located well outside his district by falsely declaring that one cottage was his district office which entitled him to a taxpayer funded stipend
According to charging documents filed by local police
4/25/17Was observed exiting a restaurant and bar and getting into his illegally parked vehicle by police who arrested him after they determined he was under the influence of alcohol
According to charging documents filed by local officials
Maryland Republican Mayor Scandals
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Ivan GonzalezFmr. Mayor Candidate
8/20/21Falsely asserted he lived in the city of Baltimore on his official candidacy paperwork when he actually lived in the suburbs and was therefore ineligible to run for office in the city
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Andrew BradshawMayor [R-MD]
11/16/21Posted 10 nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on the website Reddit without her consent after they broke up
According to charging documents filed by local police