Indicted Councilman Ken Oliver’s campaign finance troubles continue.
Oliver’s campaign account is now frozen after his campaign treasurer, Robert Gregory, who is also a member of the county planning board, quit. State law requires that each campaign account have a treasurer before it can raise or spend money. (more…)
Ronald H. Lipscomb, a Baltimore developer who is tied to an investigation of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, donated $11,000 through four companies to County Executive Jim Smith.
Smith’s campaign received a $1,000 donation from RHL Strathdale, $2,000 from Arizona Crossing, and two donations of $4,000 each from RHL Development and Doracon Development LLC on Dec. 9, 2005, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Maryland State Board of Elections. All four companies list an address at 3500 E. Biddle Street, the headquarters of Doracon Contracting, the company founded by Lipscomb. (more…)