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Maryland Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals

  • Ryan WhiteRyan WhiteFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
       
    7/20/22
    Filed 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 State Legislator Scandals

  • Richard ImpallariaRichard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative
       
    4/18/23
    Illegally 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
    7/27/22
    Illegally 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

Maryland Republican Mayor Scandals

  • Ivan GonzalezIvan GonzalezFmr. Mayor Candidate [R-MD]
       
    8/20/21
    Falsely 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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Andrew BradshawMayor [R-MD]
       
    11/16/21
    Posted 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