From Fox News: A Democratic state senator from Maryland is accused of orchestrating a scheme to secretly record two critics — including a former campaign consultant — in bed together and then using the footage to threaten and silence them, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.
Federal prosecutors say Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, her brother Joseph “Yossi” Attar and Baltimore Police Officer Kalman Finkelstein secretly filmed the pair during an intimate encounter, then used the recording to intimidate them into silence.
The 20-page indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges the trio with conspiracy, extortion, illegal wiretapping and violations of the Travel Act.
Prosecutors allege the group targeted the consultant, identified as Victim 1, who had worked for Attar’s 2018 campaign and later supported her political rivals. Victim 2 was in a romantic relationship with Victim 1 and was married to another person at the time, the documents say.
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Attar claims the allegations were made by a “disgruntled former employee.”
Sen. Dalya Attar just issued a statement regarding her indictment, saying the allegations stem from a disgruntled former employee. pic.twitter.com/rGxxSU740l
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Another scandal is rocking Maryland politics — this time involving Democrat State Senator Dalya Attar of Baltimore, who now faces federal extortion and conspiracy charges.
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