Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was found guilty on Tuesday of two counts of criminal misconduct in office.
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was found guilty of two counts of criminal misconduct in office on Tuesday and Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch readers have some strong reactions to the verdict. Leopold faced a five-count grand jury indictment that included four counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. Leopold has been suspended from his duties in office and Chief Administrative Officer John Hammond is now serving as acting Anne Arundel county executive until a more permanent decision is reached. Patch readers sounded off on the news on Edgewater-Davidsonville Pactch's Facebook page. Many voiced frustrations with Leopold and said he abused his executive powers. Here's a roundup…
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The group discussed its future along with school start times, classroom sizes and the allocation of new teachers in the county.
The Parents Advocacy Network (PAN) of Anne Arundel County held its third-ever meeting Tuesday night at the Edgewater Library and discussed grading curriculum, high school start times and class sizes. Chairwoman Joanna Conti and vice chairman Brad Myers lead the discussion with nearly a dozen local parents, many from the Severna Park area. Earlier this year, Conti and others created the PAN, an independent group comprised of local parents working to improve Anne Arundel County public schools. “The bulk of the work we do will be done through the committees we form. If we’re really going to be effective, we need to form groups of people that are really devoted to meet outside these once-a-week meetings,” Conti said. While the crowd was small …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Legal experts said the charges against the Anne Arundel County executive show weakness, but that prosecutors will have to work hard to convict.
The allegations outlined in an indictment against Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold are publicly embarrassing, legal experts said, but prosecutors could have trouble convincing a jury that he broke the law. Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt announced on Friday that an Anne Arundel County grand jury handed down a nine-page indictment alleging that Leopold stole and hid campaign signs from a political opponent and used county police officers to drive him to sexual dalliances in public parking lots in 2010. The indictment includes four counts of misconduct and another of fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in jail. The indictment alleges that Leopold: Lawyers involved in public corruption cases said most …
Terra Ziporyn Snider, Ph.D.
2:25 pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
If anyone wants to know more about PAN's later high school start time subcommittee, or about the state and national efforts on this issue, please send me an email or check out our countywide Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/103019689744482/) or the national coalition that's based right here in Anne Arundel County (http://www.startschoollater.net/). more ›