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Maryland: Shoppers Food And Pharmacy

Fri, 06/06/2008 - 10:05

Gladden says Currie exercised ‘bad judgment’ in consulting matter

By Kevin Agnese

Senate Majority Whip Lisa Gladden (D-Baltimore) said Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-District Heights) exercised "an incredible amount of bad judgment" for allegedly failing to report to the State Ethics Commission that he had done consulting work for the Lanham-based company Shoppers Food and Pharmacy.

"The problem is--where there's smoke there's probably fire," Gladden told PolitickerMD.com Thursday.

That being said, Gladden also said she did not think the situation was as bad as "the newspapers are making it out to be."

There have been 35 comments posted in response to this story.
Thu, 06/05/2008 - 10:56

Miller calls Currie a ‘dear friend,’ says case against him ‘is lessening’

By Kevin Agnese

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller (D-Chesapeake Beach) described embattled Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-District Heights) as "a very dear friend" during his press conference in Annapolis yesterday, saying Currie is an example of "history living."

Discussing the FBI raid on Currie's home last week, Miller said, "As I hear more--I think this is lessening."

Miller described Currie's boyhood days growing up in the segregated south and service in the U.S. Army as a young man.

There have been 40 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 06/03/2008 - 14:41

Cryor says Currie should not step down from Budget and Taxation Committee

By Kevin Agnese

Responding to our interview earlier today with Maryland Republican Party Chairman Jim Pelura, state Democratic Party Chairman Michael Cryor told PolitickerMD.com that Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-District Heights) should not succumb to GOP pressure to step down as chairman of the Budget and Taxation Committee.

"That would be a punitive action that I just don't think is warranted at this point," Cryor said. "We have no idea what the facts are."

He added, "What if (the FBI) got the wrong guy? How do you restore (Currie) after that?"

There have been 33 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 06/03/2008 - 11:08

Pelura reaffirms belief that Currie should ‘step down’ as Budget and Taxation Committee Chair

By Kevin Agnese

Speaking with PolitickerMD.com this morning, Maryland Republican Party Chairman Jim Pelura reaffirmed his belief that Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-District Heights) should step down as chairman of the powerful Budget and Taxation Committee at least until the investigation into the FBI raid of his home on Friday is complete.

The party chair said he was "not calling on (Currie) to resign from the Senate," and said, "He is innocent until proven guilty."

There have been 26 comments posted in response to this story.
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 15:11

Details remain limited in Currie investigation

By Kevin Agnese

Details of the FBI raid on the home of state Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-District Heights) Thursday remain unclear, as authorities are allegedly investigating the senator's consulting activities with the Lanham-based supermarket Shoppers Food and Pharmacy.

Contacted at his home this afternoon, Currie told PolitickerMD.com, "My attorney has counseled me only to talk to him and not to reporters."

Asked if he could provide any additional information about his relationship with the grocer, Currie said, "No. I wish I could."

There have been 40 comments posted in response to this story.