O'Malley, a Democratic candidate for president, and his wife, Baltimore District Judge Catherine Curran O'Malley, furnished their new $549,000, four-bedroom house with the mansion furniture as well as with items they kept in storage from their previous house, in Northeast Baltimore, according to an aide.
The O'Malleys purchased 54 items from the Annapolis mansion at a steep discount in January because his administration had declared all of the furnishings to be junk. A Baltimore Sun investigation revealed last week that the O'Malleys paid $9,638 for armoires, desks, mirrors, tables and other items that originally cost taxpayers $62,000.
"It's obviously not junk if they're putting it in their house," said Joe Cluster, executive director of the Maryland Republican Party. "Either they got a great deal from the state or they used their position to get it discounted way below what it should have been."
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At least they paid something. The Clinton's just walked away with White House contents. Keep a sharp eye on the Obamas. - Michelle has her eye on some of our stuff.
Typical politician
Obviously after it's used it doesn't have it's original value. Kind of like a car that loses value when you drive it off the lot.
I am not sure why you are surprised by this. It probably happens in both parties, and we, the taxpayers, can not say a word
I am not sure why you are surprised by this. It probably happens in both parties, and we, the taxpayers, can not say a word
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Erlich took very few things with him. He took (paid for) the bunk beds his twins used and things like sheets and towels. Now if you moved into a house would you really want to use the sheets and towels from the previous owner? I wouldn't.
Blatantly a violation of Maryland law in disposal of State property. But Politians do anything they want with no consequence.
Bet Mosby is already preparing the charges, don't you?
He and his judge wife (daughter of a previous attorney general) are just well dressed white collar criminals.
Saved them from having to get in line with the looters at the Bawl'mor mall.
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