A Maryland lawmaker removed from office for misconduct will fight to be reinstated, arguing that because her punishment was modified to probation, she is eligible to serve, her attorneys said Tuesday.
Delegate Tiffany Alston, D-Prince George's, appeared in Anne Arundel County Court Tuesday for her modified sentence for misconduct in office. Judge Paul Harris gave her probation before judgment, because she has completed 300 hours of community service and paid a $500 fine. She also has paid back $800 to the Maryland General Assembly for using state money to pay an employee in her law firm.
Counsel to the Legislature has said Alston was permanently removed from her term after her theft conviction became official. That happened when she received a suspended sentence last month on a charge of misconduct in office relating to the payment to the employee.
NFW - didn't we just vote on something like that!
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