Invest|gat|on of A||eged Uneth|ca| ke|at|onsh|ps

8etween C'Ma||ey-8rown Adm|n|strat|on and State

Contractors


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Invest|gat|ve Cverv|ew

ke|at|onsh|ps by Sector

!"#$%&'#("
unlLed PealLh Care Servlces ($630,000)
Medco / Lxpress ScrlpLs ($302,000)
Comprehenslve PealLh ManagemenL, lnc - Wellcare ($263,000)
valueCpLlons PealLhcare ($134,030)

*+"(,-
Lxelon ($343,000) / ConsLellaLlon ($30,330)
CovanLa Lnergy ($430,297)
CompeLlLlve ower venLures ($100,000)
Lnergy Answers ($100,000)
Chesapeake Lnergy ($83,000)
n8C Lnergy ($83,000)
8eowulf Lnergy & Subsldlarles($70,000)
ALlanLlc Crld CperaLlons & arLners ($63,000)
WasLe ManagemenL ($37,400)
Lnergy lus Poldlngs, LLC ($30,000)
Lverower Wlnd Poldlngs ($33,000)
loreslghL Lnergy, LLC ($23,000)

.#/0$1+,
SclenLlflc Cames ManagemenL CorporaLlon & lLs holdlng company ($310,000)
CLech CorporaLlon ($313,930)
CulfsLream ark 8aclng AssoclaLlon ($200,000)
Caesars LnLerLalnmenL CorporaLlon ($130,000)

2%&"( 3+456%(1"6
MoLorola ($330,600)
Pn18 ($300,830)
PewleLL ackard ($300,000)
MoLlon lcLure AssoclaLlon of Amerlca ($233,000)
Level 3 CommunlcaLlons ($117,000)
ACS / xerox ($90,000)
ALCCM / ALCCM AC ($36,030)


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lrom 2011 Lo 2013, Maryland Covernor MarLln C'Malley led fundralslng efforLs aL Lhe
uemocraLlc Covernors AssoclaLlon (uCA). ln hls role, C'Malley ralsed mllllons of dollars from
conLracLors who do buslness wlLh Lhe sLaLe of Maryland.

Already, waLchdog organlzaLlons and medla ouLleLs have polnLed ouL Lhe obvlous eLhlcal
concerns of our governor sklrLlng sLaLe elecLlon laws by ralslng unllmlLed dollars from sLaLe
conLracLors for Lhe uCA.

8ecognlzlng Lhe lnapproprlaLe and uneLhlcal naLure of Lhese relaLlonshlps, Maryland law
prohlblLs conLracLors from maklng conLrlbuLlons Lo an elecLed offlclal's campalgn accounL. 1he
evldence ln Lhls reporL lndlcaLes Lhe posslblllLy of a dellberaLe, coordlnaLed aLLempL by Lhe
C'Malley-8rown admlnlsLraLlon Lo clrcumvenL Lhe lnLenL of Lhe law by sollclLlng unllmlLed
donaLlons Lo a federal, raLher Lhan sLaLe, accounL from Lhose wanLlng sLaLe conLracLs or
favorable declslons.

ln LoLal, companles dolng buslness wlLh Maryland have donaLed over $3.7 mllllon Lo Lhe
uemocraLlc Covernors AssoclaLlon, and recelved over $4.4 bllllon ln sLaLe conLracLs over Lhe lasL
Lwo years. MosL recenLly, unlLed PealLhcare Servlces - a Lop donor Lo Lhe uCA - recelved Lhe
emergency no-bld conLracL Lo flx problems wlLh Maryland's Lroubled healLhcare exchange,
Maryland PealLh ConnecLlon.

unlLed PealLhcare Servlces, a chlld company of unlLed PealLh Croup, whlch also owns
CpLum/CSSl, Lhe company broughL ln Lo flx Lhe healLh exchange, donaLed $630,000 Lo Lhe uCA
LhroughouL C'Malley's Lenure as chalr. no explanaLlon was offered as Lo how Lhe declslon was
made Lo award Lhe emergency conLracL Lo CpLum/CSSl.

Change Maryland's lnvesLlgaLlon follows Lhe LransacLlonal hlsLory of Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween
Lhe C'Malley admlnlsLraLlon and Lhose who boLh do buslness wlLh Lhe sLaLe and conLrlbuLe Lo
Lhe uCA.

lf Lhe exlsLence of a corrupL pay-Lo-play" sysLem ls furLher subsLanLlaLed, Lhe C'Malley - 8rown
AdmlnlsLraLlon wlll have seL Maryland back decades. !ob creaLors looklng Lo esLabllsh Lhelr
buslness ln Lhe mld-ALlanLlc reglon wanL a sLable and predlcLable buslness cllmaLe. 1hey wanL
Lo conducL Lhelr buslness wlLhouL Lhe heavy hand of pollLlclans shaklng Lhem down for hundreds
of Lhousands ln eLhlcally quesLlonable pollLlcal donaLlons.

lor Lhe sake of Lransparency and good governance, we belleve Lhese allegaLlons serlously
warranL furLher lnvesLlgaLlon.







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nea|thcare

Un|ted nea|thcare Serv|ces: 56S0,000

unlLed PealLhcare Servlces ls a large mulLlfaceLed healLhcare servlces provlder and ls a ma[or
managed care organlzaLlon ln Maryland's Medlcald program. Slnce 2008, Lhe Lroubled
ueparLmenL of PealLh and MenLal Pyglene
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has pald Lhe company more Lhan $2 bllllon ln sLaLe
conLracLs.
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ln addlLlon, recenLly CpLum/CSSl, a subsldlary of unlLedPealLh Croup whlch owns unlLed
PealLhcare Servlces, was awarded an emergency conLracL Lo flx Lhe sLaLe's Lroubled healLhcare
exchange webslLe.
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no explanaLlon was offered as Lo why Lhe sLaLe awarded Lhe no-bld conLracL
Lo CpLum/CSSl.

Medco]Lxpress Scr|pts: 5302,000

ln Aprll 2012, prescrlpLlon drug plan manager Lxpress ScrlpLs compleLed a $29 bllllon merger
wlLh Medco.
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ln lebruary 2012, Lhe Maryland 8oard of ubllc Works (8W) awarded Lo Lxpress
ScrlpLs a lucraLlve $2.3 bllllon conLracL Lo manage Lhe sLaLe's employee and reLlree prescrlpLlon
drug program.
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lrom 2011-2013, Medco and Lxpress ScrlpLs donaLed $302,000 Lo Lhe C'Malley led uCA. A
Llmellne of Lhe Lxpress ScrlpLs-Medco merger shows LhaL boLh companles were ln negoLlaLlons
slnce 2006, and LhaL Lhe deal plcked up sLeam ln 2011, Lhe same Llme Medco made lLs $100,000
donaLlon Lo Lhe uCA.
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Cn March 9, 2011 Lhe 8W deferred awardlng Lhe conLracL Lo Lxpress ScrlpLs because of
concerns ralsed by SLaLe 1reasurer nancy kopp and CompLroller eLer lranchoL. ln 2008,
Lxpress ScrlpLs pald $9.3 bllllon Lo Maryland and 28 oLher sLaLes Lo seLLle complalnLs LhaL lL
encouraged docLors Lo swlLch cholesLerol drug brands for Lhelr paLlenLs.
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Accordlng Lo Lhe
8alLlmore Sun, Lxpress ScrlpLs offered Lo handle Lhe flve-year conLracL for $30 mllllon less Lhan
8ockvllle-based CaLalysL 8x, whlch had Lhe currenL conLracL. Covernor C'Malley wanLed Lhe
Lxpress ScrlpLs conLracL because Lhe savlngs would have helped hls admlnlsLraLlon, whlch was
deallng wlLh a $1.6 bllllon budgeL deflclL.

CaLalysL 8x flled a proLesL wlLh Lhe sLaLe's conLracL appeals board, buL was ulLlmaLely denled,
even Lhough Lhe board found several flaws ln Lhe procuremenL process used by C'Malley's

1
Mark Newgent, "Whistleblower at disabilities agency fired by O'Malley-Brown administration, she alleges." Maryland Reporter,
October 31, 2013, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://marylandreporter.com/2013/10/31/whistle-blower-at-disabilities-agency-fired-
by-omalley-brown-administration-she-alleges/.
2
Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency. Available at:
http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/.
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Meredith Cohn, "Company helping fix Md. health exchange linked to firm selling policies." Baltimore Sun, December 28, 2013,
Accessed December 28, 2013, http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bs-md-sun-investigates-qssi-
20131227,0,7266301.story.
4
Timothy W. Martin and John Kamp, "Merger to mean more Rx by mail." Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2012, Accessed December 27,
2013, http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303816504577319372702722002.
5
Michael Dresser, "State workers to get new pharmacy plan." The Baltimore Sun, February 8, 2012, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-02-08/news/bs-md-pharmacy-contractor-20120208_1_express-scripts-walgreens-pharmacy.
6
"Express Scripts/Medco deal: timeline." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 3, 2012, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://www.stltoday.com/express-scripts-medco-deal-timeline/article_518896f0-7cda-11e1-a728-001a4bcf6878.html.
7
Annie Linskey, "Concerns delay state action on $2.3 billion drug contract." The Baltimore Sun, March 9, 2011, Accessed December
27, 2013, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-03-09/news/bs-md-express-scripts-20110309_1_drug-contract-rockville-firm-
maryland-contract.

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budgeL deparLmenL Lo award Lhe bld Lo Lxpress ScrlpLs.
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ln laLe !anuary 2012, Lhe 8W once
agaln delayed awardlng Lhe conLracL Lo Lxpress ScrlpLs. Accordlng Lo Lhe 8alLlmore Sun,
C'Malley complalned LhaL Lhe award process had become "Lhe sub[ecL of endless delays and
hlgh powered lobbylng."

Cn lebruary 8, 2012, Lhe 8W flnally voLed Lo award Lhe conLracL Lo Lxpress ScrlpLs. C'Malley
and kopp voLed yes, whlle lranchoL voLed agalnsL Lhe conLracL.
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lL ls curlous LhaL Covernor C'Malley lgnored Lxpress ScrlpLs pasL Lroubles and was so eager Lo
approve Lhe conLracL glven LhaL Lhe company's dublous pasL lnvolves a case where lL allegedly
overbllled 8alLlmore ClLy's employee prescrlpLlon plan for hundreds of Lhousands of dollars
durlng C'Malley's Lenure as mayor.

ln 2003, 8alLlmore ClLy Councllman 8oberL Curran, C'Malley's broLher-ln-law, led an expanslve
clLy audlL of Lxpress ScrlpLs' $273 mllllon clLy employee prescrlpLlon drug conLracL. 1he audlL,
expanded by Curran afLer an lnlLlal lnvesLlgaLlon, found LhaL Lxpress ScrlpLs overbllled Lhe clLy ln
beLween $300,000-$700,000. Lxpress ScrlpLs evenLually repald Lhe clLy [usL $240,000. 1he
8alLlmore ClLy 8oard of LsLlmaLes, of whlch C'Malley was a member aL Lhe Llme, voLed Lo
approve $14,000 ln fundlng for Lhe expanded audlL.
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Comprehens|ve nea|th Management Inc. (We||care): 526S,000

Comprehenslve PealLh ManagemenL lnc., a subsldlary of Wellcare, provldes managed care
servlces Lhrough Medlcald and Medlcare. AfLer lLs $33,000 donaLlon, Wellcare saw a slgnlflcanL
[ump ln sLaLe spendlng. lrom 2008-2010 Lhe ueparLmenL of PealLh and MenLal Pyglene pald
Wellcare an average of $131,000 per year. uPMP spendlng on Wellcare lncreased Lo $723,000
ln 2011 and Lo $1.3 mllllon ln 2012.
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Va|ueCpt|ons nea|thcare: 51S4,0S0

valueCpLlons PealLhcare conLracLs wlLh sLaLe governmenLs Lo provlde menLal healLhcare
servlces. AfLer maklng lLs 2011 donaLlon Lo Lhe uCA, paymenLs from Lhe ueparLmenL of MenLal
PealLh and Pyglene nearly doubled. ln 2011 uPMP pald valueCpLlons 8.3 mllllon, up from $4.9
mllllon ln 2010. ln 2012, uPMP pald Lhe company $9.4 mllllon.
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8
Michael Dresser, "State considers new pharmacy plan without Walgreens." The Baltimore Sun, January 25, 2012, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-01-25/news/bs-md-pharaceutical-contract-20120125_1_express-scripts-
walgreens-pharmacy.
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Michael Dresser, "State workers to get new pharmacy plan." The Baltimore Sun, February 8, 2012, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-02-08/news/bs-md-pharmacy-contractor-20120208_1_express-scripts-walgreens-pharmacy.
10
John Fritze, "City expands audit of company." The Baltimore Sun, December 22, 2005, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-12-22/news/0512220128_1_express-scripts-drug-benefits-audit.
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John Fritze, "City/County Digest." The Baltimore Sun, December 21, 2006, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2006-12-21/news/0612210244_1_express-scripts-inspections-and-permits-audit.
12
Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency. Available at:
http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/.
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Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency. Available at:
http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/.

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Lnergy

Lxe|on: 5S4S,000]Conste||at|on 5S0,3S0

ln 2011, Chlcago-based Lxelon soughL an $8 bllllon merger wlLh ConsLellaLlon Lnergy. 1he
merger needed SC approval, and C'Malley lnlLlally opposed Lhe deal. Powever, Lhrough a
pollLlcal shakedown, he wrung more Lhan $1 bllllon ln concesslons, nearly double whaL Lxelon
lnlLlally offered.
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1he deal doubled Lhe amounL Lxelon and ConsLellaLlon would pay lnLo
C'Malley's Lmower Maryland scheme, $30 mllllon for offshore wlnd developmenL, and $2
mllllon Lo sLaLe unlverslLles Lo fund wlnd energy research. 1he SC approved Lhe merger ln
lebruary 2012.

Covanta Lnergy: 54S0,297

CovanLa ls a MonLgomery CounLy-based energy company LhaL supporLed Lhe 2011 wasLe-Lo-
energy leglslaLlon - addlng wasLe energy Lo Maryland's renewable porLfollo sLandard - whlch
C'Malley slgned lnLo law. LobbylsL dlsclosures for Lhe 2010, 2011, and 2012 leglslaLlve sesslons
show LhaL CovanLa hlred several lobbylsLs from CaplLol SLraLegles.
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CaplLol SLraLegles donaLed
$26,330 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2011.

Compet|t|ve ower Ventures: 5100,000

CompeLlLlve ower venLures (Cv) ls a Sllver Sprlng-based energy company LhaL won SC
approval Lo bulld a 661-megawaLL gas flred elecLrlc generaLlng planL ln Waldorf, Mu. 1he SC
declslon also mandaLes uLlllLles llke 8CL, LCC and uelmarva ower and LlghL Lo buy power
from Lhe Cv faclllLy, due Lo a lack of prlvaLe flnanclng.
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1he Cv bld was backed by Lhe
C'Malley admlnlsLraLlon.

ln CcLober 2013, a federal courL ruled LhaL Lhe SC plan Lo seL Lhe prlce Cv would recelve for
wholesale elecLrlclLy over 20 years vlolaLed Lhe u.S. ConsLlLuLlon by preempLlng federal
supremacy.
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Cv's $100,000 donaLlon was made Lhrough flve separaLe $20,000 conLrlbuLlons by Cv
subsldlarles.

Lnergy Answers: 5100,000

Lnergy Answers ls a new ?ork-based energy company LhaL bullL a wasLe-Lo-energy faclllLy ln
8alLlmore and supporLed Lhe same wasLe-Lo-energy law LhaL beneflLs CovanLa. Covernor
C'Malley slgned lnLo law Lhe leglslaLlon allowlng wasLe energy Lo quallfy as a renewable energy

14
"Concessions seal deal for O'Malley," Maryland Public Policy Institute, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://www.mdpolicy.org/research/detail/concessions-seal-deal-for-omalley.
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Maryland State Ethics Commission. Listings of Registered Lobbyists; Employer List No. 6. Available at:
http://ethics.gov.state.md.us/listing.htm. Accessed December 27, 2013.
16
"Md. PSC taps CPV to build 661-MW gas fired plant," SNL Financial, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-14632199-11567.
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Jamie Smith Hopkins, "Deal for new power plant ruled unconstitutional." The Baltimore Sun, October 1, 2013, Accessed December
27, 2013, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-10-01/business/bs-bz-power-plant-contracts-unconstitutional-20131001_1_power-
plant-competitive-power-the-psc.

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source under Maryland's renewable porLfollo sLandard, Lhe same day Lnergy Answers cuL lLs
$100,000 check Lo Lhe uCA.
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Chesapeake Lnergy: 58S,000

Chesapeake Lnergy ls an Cklahoma-based oll and gas company LhaL operaLes across Lhe
counLry. Cn May 2, 2011, ALLorney Ceneral uoug Cansler noLlfled Chesapeake Lnergy LhaL he
lnLended Lo flle sulL agalnsL Lhe company for vlolaLlng Lhe federal 8esource ConservaLlon and
8ecovery AcL, and Lhe Clean WaLer AcL.
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Chesapeake operaLes a naLural gas well ln
ennsylvanla LhaL leaked fracklng fluld lnLo a creek LhaL feeds lnLo Lhe Susquehanna 8lver, whlch
feeds lnLo Lhe Chesapeake 8ay. Cn !une 29, 2011, Chesapeake donaLed $30,000 Lo Lhe uCA. A
year laLer on !une 14, 2012 Cansler announced he reached an agreemenL wlLh Lhe company Lo
pay $300,000 Lo Lhe Susquehanna 8lver 8asln Commlsslon for waLer quallLy monlLorlng.
Cansler's press release sLaLes, "ALLorney Ceneral Cansler acLed wlLh Lhe supporL of Covernor
MarLln C'Malley and Lhe Maryland ueparLmenL of Lhe LnvlronmenL, whlch provlded Lechnlcal
asslsLance ln supporL of Lhe acLlon."
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Chesapeake Lnergy gave $33,000 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2012,
Lhough lL only gave $27,730 ln 2010 and dld noL glve ln 2009.

NkG Lnergy: 58S,000

n8C Lnergy of rlnceLon, n! ls Lhe parenL company of n8C 8luewaLer Wlnd, a company seeklng
Lo bulld an offshore wlnd farm off Lhe coasL of Maryland. n8C, llke 8eowulf, beneflLs from
Covernor C'Malley's slgnaLure Cffshore Wlnd Lnergy AcL of 2013, whlch guaranLees raLepayer
subsldlzed flnanclng for Lhe company LhaL wlns Lhe developmenL bld. Accordlng Lo Lhe
ueparLmenL of LeglslaLlve Servlces flscal pollcy noLe, raLepayers wlll be responslble for
subsldlzlng $1.7 bllllon.
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1he Maryland ubllc Servlce Commlsslon wlll glve flnal approval Lo Lhe
pro[ecL. Lobbylng reporLs from Lhe Maryland SLaLe LLhlcs Commlsslon show n8C has been
lobbylng Lhe leglslaLure and execuLlve branch on energy lssues slnce 2010.

8eowu|f Lnergy LLC & |ts Subs|d|ar|es: 570,000

Colorado Lnergy LLC ls a subsldlary of 8eowulf Lnergy,
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whlch employs Covernor C'Malley's
former chlef of sLaff, Mlchael LnrlghL. Colorado Lnergy supporLs Maryland Solar LLC, anoLher
8eowulf subsldlary. Cn !uly 27, 2011 Lhe Maryland 8oard of ubllc Works approved a lease of
230 acres of former sLaLe prlson land Lo Maryland Solar Lo consLrucL a solar farm.
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1he
Colorado Lnergy donaLlon was made on !une 14, 2011.

An AugusL 7, 2011 arLlcle ln Lhe LasLon SLar uemocraL noLed Lhe "cloudy" afflllaLlons of
Maryland Solar and 8eowulf. 1he arLlcle reporLed LhaL when Lhe AssoclaLed ress conLacLed
Maryland Solar vlce resldenL, !on Moore, he was "mosLly vague and evaslve, communlcaLlng

18
Timothy B. Wheeler, "O'Malley to sign waste-to-energy bill." The Baltimore Sun, May 17, 2011, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-05-17/features/bs-gr-governor-waste-energy-20110517_1_renewable-energy-renewable-
sources-offshore-wind.
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Maryland Attorney General. Attorney General Gansler Notifies Chesapeake Energy of State's Intent to Sue for Endangering the
Health of Citizens and the Environment. Available at: http://www.oag.state.md.us/Press/2011/050211.html. Accessed December 27,
2013.
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Maryland Attorney General. AG Gansler Secures Funding to Safeguard Susquehanna Water Quality. Available at:
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Press/2012/061412.html. Accessed December 27, 2013.
21
Department of Legislative Services. Fiscal and Policy Note SB 275 Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013. Available at:
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0275.pdf.
22
Testimony of Jonathan S. Moore, Maryland Public Service Commission, June 20, 2011 Case 9272.
23
Associated Press, "Board approves solar project on prison land in Western Md." Maryland Daily Record, July 28, 2011, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/07/27/board-approves-solar-project-on-prison-land-in-western-md/.

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only LhaL Lhe company ls based ln Annapolls wlLh an afflllaLe offlce ln LasLon." Moore was also
quoLed as he "would raLher noL say" lf 8eowulf was Lhe company he was referrlng Lo. 1he
Maryland ubllc Servlce Commlsslon also granLed Maryland Solar a walver so lL could begln
consLrucLlon on Lhe PagersLown solar farm before federal subsldles explred.
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MldALlanLlc ower, anoLher subsldlary of 8eowulf Lnergy, uslng Lhe same LasLon Mu address as
8eowulf, gave $30,000 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2012.

luLhermore, 8eowulf ls lnLeresLed ln bulldlng an offshore wlnd farm off Lhe coasL of Maryland,
and accordlng Lo Lhe WashlngLon osL LnrlghL was a proponenL of C'Malley's slgnaLure offshore
wlnd leglslaLlon.
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8eowulf donaLed $10,000 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2011.

At|ant|c Gr|d Cperat|ons & |ts artners: 56S,000

ALlanLlc Crld CperaLlons ls a subsldlary of Lhe Chevy Chase-based ALlanLlc Wlnd ConnecLlon.
ALlanLlc Wlnd ConnecLlon ls an offshore undersea elecLrlc Lransmlsslon llne pro[ecL sLreLchlng
from new !ersey Lo vlrglnla, whlch seeks Lo connecL offshore wlnd farms bullL off Lhe easL
coasL.
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ALlanLlc Wlnd ConnecLlon wlll beneflL greaLly from C'Malley's Cffshore Wlnd Lnergy
AcL, as Lhe company's Lransmlsslon llne wlll brlng power produced by Maryland offshore wlnd
farms onshore. ln 2013, ALlanLlc Wlnd ConnecLlon hlred former C'Malley communlcaLlons
dlrecLor 8lck Abbruzzese Lo lobby Lo preserve and proLecL ALlanLlc Wlnd ConnecLlon's lnLeresLs
before Lhe execuLlve and leglslaLlve branches wlLh respecL Lo energy, wlnd power and slmllar
maLLers.
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ln addlLlon, Coogle ls a parLner ln Lhe ALlanLlc Wlnd ConnecLlon pro[ecL and has a 38
percenL sLake ln Lhe $3 bllllon pro[ecL.
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Coogle gave Lhe uCA $33,000 beLween 2011-2013.

Waste Management: 5S7,400

Llke CovanLa and Lnergy Answers, WasLe ManagemenL ls ln Lhe wasLe-Lo-energy buslness and ls
rellanL on allowlng wasLe energy Lo quallfy for Lhe sLaLe's renewable porLfollo sLandard. A
subsldlary of WasLe ManagemenL ls developlng Lhe lrederlck/Carroll CounLy 8enewable WasLe-
Lo-Lnergy laclllLy wlLh Lhe norLheasL Maryland WasLe ulsposal AuLhorlLy.
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WasLe ManagemenL
doubled lLs prevlous conLrlbuLlon ln 2011 and Lrlpled lL ln 2012.

Lnergy |us no|d|ngs LLC: 5S0,000

Lnergy lus Poldlngs LLC flled an appllcaLlon Lo Lhe SC for a llcense Lo sell naLural gas ln
Maryland on March 23, 2011. 1he company donaLed $30,000 Lo Lhe uCA on May 31, 2011. 1he
SC approved Lhe company's llcense laLer LhaL year on CcLober 26, 2011.
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24
Carolyn Swift, "Maryland Solar cloudy on affiliations; Comptroller thinks public could have better deal." Easton Star Democrat,
August 7, 2011, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://www.stardem.com/business/article_0ef7ed35-0b8e-5de4-b181-
f7ff3c4b8fe2.html.
25
Aaron C. Davis, "For O'Malley and friend interests align in offshore wind bill." Washington Post, March 17, 2011, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502520.html.
26
"Atlantic Wind Connection," Atlantic Wind Connection, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://atlanticwindconnection.com/awc-
projects/atlantic-wind-connection.
27
Rick Abbruzzese lobbying registration form, January 1, 2013.
28
"About Us," Atlantic Wind Connection, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://atlanticwindconnection.com/about-us/team.
29
Hanah Cho and Frank D. Roylance, "Md.-based company leads Google-backed wind project." The Baltimore Sun, October 12,
2010, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-10-12/business/bs-bz-google-wind-farm-
20101012_1_wind-farms-offshore-wind-wind-energy-industry.
30
"Frederick/Carroll County renewable waste-to-energy facility," Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, Accessed December
27, 2013, http://www.nmwda.org/projects_and_services/frederick_carroll_wte.shtml.
31
Maryland Public Service Commission. Letter order from Maryland PSC to Energy Plus, LLC, October 26, 2011. Available at:
http://webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/home.cfm.

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Lverower W|nd no|d|ngs: 53S,000

Lverower Wlnd Poldlngs ls Lhe parenL company of 8lg Savage LLC. 8lg Savage soughL SC
approval for Lhe Maryland porLlon of a power llne lL wanLed Lo consLrucL ln Allegany CounLy for
lLs wlnd farm [usL over Lhe border ln ennsylvanla. 8lg Savage flled lLs appllcaLlon on Aprll 20,
2011 and Lverower made lLs donaLlon Lo Lhe uCA on May 24, 2011. 8lg Savage's appllcaLlon
was approved on SepLember 22, 2011.
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Iores|ght Lnergy LLC: 52S,000

8lversLone Poldlngs LLC ls a mlnorlLy owner of loreslghL LLC.
33
As parL of lLs agreemenL wlLh Lhe
Maryland ubllc Servlce Commlsslon and Lhe lederal Lnergy 8egulaLory Commlsslon Lo acqulre
ConsLellaLlon Lnergy, Lxelon was requlred Lo sell Lhree coal-flred planLs lL owned ln Maryland.
Lxelon sold Lhe Lhree planLs Lo 8lversLone Poldlngs LLC for $400 mllllon.
34
loreslghL made a
$23,000 donaLlon on Lo Lhe uCA on !une 6, 2012. 1he agreemenL was announced ln AugusL and
compleLed ln uecember. 1he loreslghL donaLlon appears Lo be anoLher unexamlned parL of
C'Malley's shakedown of Lxelon.


32
Maryland Public Service Commission. Public Utility Law Judge Order Case # 9268, Before the Maryland Public Service
Commission September 22, 2011. Available at: http://webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/home.cfm.
33
Matthew Hibbard, "Foresight Energy Company Completes $1.55 billion financing." St. Louis Business Journal, August 26, 2013,
Accessed December 27, 2013, http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2013/08/foresight-energy-completes-155.html.
34
Lorraine Mirabella, "Exelon agress to sell 3 Md. Coal plants for $400 million." The Baltimore Sun, August 9, 2012, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-08-09/news/bs-bz-exelon-sells-coal-plants-20120809_1_exelon-
spokesman-coal-plants-brandon-shores/.

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Gamb||ng

Sc|ent|f|c Games Management Corp & |ts no|d|ng Company: 5S10,000

SclenLlflc Cames ls a gamlng company LhaL provldes servlces Lo sLaLe loLLerles. ln 2006,
Maryland approved a flve-year $81 mllllon conLracL wlLh SclenLlflc Cames LhaL conLalned a slngle
flve-year renewal clause.
33
Cn May 21, 2011 Covernor C'Malley and Lhe 8oard of ubllc Works
approved Lhe conLracL exLenslon wlLh SclenLlflc Cames.
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1hree monLhs laLer, SclenLlflc Cames
made Lhelr $30,000 conLrlbuLlon Lo Lhe uCA. As Lhe conLracL's renewal approached SclenLlflc
Cames doubled Lhelr prevlous conLrlbuLlons Lo Lhe uCA: ln 2009, Lhey donaLed [usL $23,000 buL
doubled LhaL Lo $30,370 ln 2010, and $30,000 ln 2011. 1he company doubled Lhelr donaLlon
agaln ln 2012, glvlng $110,000 Lo Lhe uCA.

ln addlLlon, MacAndrews lorbes, Lhe holdlng company for SclenLlflc Cames, donaLed $130,000
ln 2011, and $200,000 ln 2012.

Gtech Corporat|on: 531S,9S0

ln !anuary 2010, Lhe Maryland 8oard of ubllc Works voLed Lo award Lhe sLaLe's $21.3 mllllon
sloLs monlLorlng conLracL Lo lnLernaLlonal gamlng flrm CLech.
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1he conLracL conLalns a flve-year
renewal opLlon worLh $17.3 mllllon. MarLln C'Malley and 1reasurer nancy kopp voLed yes, wlLh
CompLroller eLer lranchoL casLlng a dlssenLlng voLe. CLech repald C'Malley's largesse wlLh a
$103,000 donaLlon Lo Lhe uCA Lhe nexL year.

1he 8alLlmore Sun noLed LhaL desplLe several allegaLlons of brlbery and klckbacks daLlng back Lo
Lhe 1990s, Lhe 8oard of ubllc Works dld noL dlsquallfy CLech from conslderaLlon.
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ln AugusL 2013, Lhe Maryland LoLLery awarded CLech a four-year lnsLanL LlckeLlng conLracL,
39

and ln 2008 Lhe loLLery awarded CLech a $12 mllllon conLracL Lo provlde and servlce loLLery
prlnLlng machlnes.
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Slnce 2008, Maryland has pald CLech $9.3 mllllon.

Gu|fstream ark kac|ng Assoc|at|on: 5200,000

ln 2011 Ml uevelopmenLs, Lhe ma[orlLy owner of Lhe Maryland !ockey Club, Lransferred raclng
asseLs lncludlng Laurel ark, lmllco and CulfsLream ark ln llorlda Lo lLs chalrman and CLC,
Canadlan buslnessman lrank SLronach.
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ln 2010, C'Malley brokered a deal LhaL guaranLeed llve
raclng Lo Laurel ark and lmllco. uurlng Lhe 2011 leglslaLlve sesslon, Lhe Ceneral Assembly
passed and C'Malley slgned lnLo law P8 1039, whlch exLended Lhe deal C'Malley brokered and

35
"Scientific Games awarded new Maryland Lottery contract," Scientific Games Corporation, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64574&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=777196&highlight=.
36
"Scientific Games announces Norsk Tipping Lottery systems contract, and additional contract extensions," Bloomberg, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=SGMS:US&sid=aFJxlg_wfZcw.
37
Associated Press, "State Oks slots monitoring contract." LA Times, January 7, 2010, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/bal-md.slots07jan07,0,3026542.story.
38
Laura Smitherman, "Slots Firm's Md. Past." The Baltimore Sun, December 16, 2009, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-12-16/news/0912150064_1_contract-with-gtech-corp-lottery-staff-slots-program.
39
"Gtech is awarded a secondary contract for instant ticketing printing services with the Maryland Lottery," Gtech Lottery, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://gtechlottery.com/gtech-is-awarded-a-secondary-contract-for-instant-ticket-printing-services-with-the-
maryland-lottery/.
40
"Gtech to provide Maryland Lottery with 1,000 new instant ticket vending machines," Gtech Lottery, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://www.gtech.com/eng/investor/documents/cs/8589_awLottomatica.html.
41
Hanah Cho, "MID shareholders approve race track transfer." The Baltimore Sun, March 29, 2011, Accessed December 27, 2013,
http://www.gtech.com/eng/investor/documents/cs/8589_awLottomatica.html.

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allowed Lhe Maryland !ockey Club Lo use sloLs revenue Lo pay for operaLlonal expenses lnsLead
of Lrack upgrades.
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Caesars Lnterta|nment Corporat|on: 51S0,000
Caesars LnLerLalnmenL CorporaLlon donaLed $30,000 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2011 and doubled Lhelr
donaLlon Lo $100,000 ln March 2012. ln !uly of 2012, Caesars was awarded a sLaLe conLracL Lo
bulld a $310 mllllon caslno ln 8alLlmore near M&1 8ank SLadlum.
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42
HB1039, Session of 2011 (Md. 2011), http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?ys=2011rs/billfile/hb1039.htm.
43
James Bach, "Caesars group awarded Baltimore casino license." Baltimore Business Journal, July 31, 2013, Accessed December
27, 2013, http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/2012/07/caesars-led-bid-baltimore.html?page=all.

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Cther Industr|es

Motoro|a: 5330,600

MoLorola, a communlcaLlons company, donaLed $100,230 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2011, $220,330 ln
2012, and $10,000 ln 2013. 8eLween 2008-2010 MoLorola averaged $1.7 mllllon ln sLaLe
conLracLs accordlng Lhe Maryland lundlng AccounLablllLy and 1ransparency webslLe. AfLer
2011, Lhe amounL of money Maryland pald MoLorola lncreased exponenLlally. ln 2011 varlous
Maryland agencles pald MoLorola $7.8 mllllon, and ln 2012 Lhe amounL more Lhan doubled Lo
$18 mllllon.
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nN18: 5300,8S0

Pn18 ls an englneerlng and archlLecLural flrm LhaL has recelved mllllons of dollars from Lhe
Maryland SLaLe Plghway AdmlnlsLraLlon and Maryland AvlaLlon AdmlnlsLraLlon slnce 2008.
Powever, Lhe amounL Lhe company recelved beLween 2008-2011 decreased slgnlflcanLly from
$2.2 mllllon. AfLer Lhe company's $100,300 donaLlon ln !une of 2011, Lhe amounL of money Lhe
sLaLe pald Lo Pn18 [umped Lo $3.3 mllllon.

new|ett ackard: 5300,000

PewleLL ackard donaLed Lo Lhe uCA $100,000 ln 2011 and $200,000 ln 2012.
Accordlng Lo Lhe Maryland lundlng AccounLablllLy and 1ransparency webslLe, PewleLL ackard
averaged $201,000 ln sLaLe conLracLs beLween 2008-2010. ln 2011 and 2012, sLaLe paymenLs Lo
PewleLL ackard lncreased subsLanLlally - averaglng $1.4 mllllon.
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Mot|on |cture Assoc|at|on of Amer|ca: 523S,000

Cn May 19, 2011, Covernor C'Malley slgned S8672 - Lhe Maryland lllm LmploymenL AcL of
2011 - lnLo law.
46
1he acL creaLed a $7.3 mllllon subsldy for Lelevlslon and fllm producLlons ln
Maryland. ln 2013, C'Malley champloned and Lhe leglslaLure approved an expanslon of Lhe
subsldy, whlch Lrlpled lL Lo $23 mllllon.
47
C'Malley ls uslng Lhe fllm Lax credlL Lo burnlsh hls
presldenLlal credenLlals wlLh Pollywood. C'Malley recenLly vlslLed Lhe seL of Lhe neLfllx serles
Pouse of Cards Lo LouL Lhe credlL
48
as well as Lhe seL of Lhe P8C serles vLL, boLh of whlch are
fllmed ln Maryland.
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Leve| 3 Commun|cat|ons: 5117,000

Level 3 CommunlcaLlons ls a flrm LhaL offers lnformaLlon Lechnology and communlcaLlons
servlces Lo sLaLe governmenLs. Level 3 donaLed $23,000 Lo Lhe uCA ln 2010 and 2011. ln 2012,

44
Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency. Available at:
http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/.
45
Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency. Available at:
http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/.
46
SB672, Session of 2011 (Md. 2011), http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?ys=2011rs/billfile/sb0672.htm.
47
Gina Hall, "Maryland triples film tax incentive to woo Hollywood production." LA Business Journal, April 8, 2013, Accessed
December 27, 2013, http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2013/04/08/maryland-triples-film-tax-incentive-to.html.
48
David Zurawik, "Martin O'Malley makes it to the Oval Office, but it's not the one in Washington." The Baltimore Sun, May 14,
2013, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-14/entertainment/bal-martin-omalley-house-of-cards-
kevin-spacey-incentives-20130514_1_martin-o-malley-willimon-francis-underwood.
49
"Governor O'Malley, local officials to visit set of Veep and highlight Md. film tax credit." Baltimore News Journal, November 15,
2013, Accessed December 27, 2013, http://www.baltimorenewsjournal.com/2013/11/15/governor-omalley-local-officials-to-visit-set-
of-veep-and-highlight-success-of-md-film-tax-credit/.

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Lhe company more Lhan doubled lLs uCA donaLlons Lo $67,000. Also ln 2012, Level 3
CommunlcaLlons recelved conLracL paymenLs from Lhe Maryland ueparLmenL of lnformaLlon
1echnology, Maryland ubllc 1elevlslon, and Lhe CompLroller's offlce LoLallng $192,000.
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ACS]kerox: 590,000

xerox acqulred AfflllaLed CompuLer Servlces (ACS) ln lebruary 2010 for $6.4 bllllon. ACS/xerox
ls a ma[or reclplenL of sLaLe fundlng under Lhe C'Malley admlnlsLraLlon. Slnce 2008, Maryland
has pald Lhe Lwo companles $333 mllllon comblned.

ln 2009, Maryland adopLed Lhe use of speed cameras and ACS was selecLed as Lhe vendor for
Lhe sLaLe program. Lobbylng dlsclosure reporLs show LhaL ln 2008 and 2009, ACS employed
hlgh-prlced and pollLlcally connecLed lobbylsLs Lo push for adopLlon of speed cameras and spenL
$240,000 on lobbylng over Lhose Lwo years.
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1hose lobbylsLs lncluded former Speaker of Lhe
Maryland Pouse of uelegaLes Casper 1aylor, and Sean Malone, a former Lop alde Lo C'Malley as
boLh Mayor of 8alLlmore and governor.

Slnce Lhe adopLlon, Maryland's speed camera program, as well as programs lmplemenLed by
many munlclpallLles, has come under lncreased scruLlny for lssulng LlckeLs ln error and oLher
falllngs.

A november 2012 leglslaLlve audlL found a serlous lack of accounLablllLy for ACS/xerox ln Lhe
Maryland Safe Zone plloL program.
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1he audlL found:

ACS was Lhe sole bldder for Lhe conLracL, and ACS' proposal dld noL meeL 8equesL for
roposal requlremenLs. 1he speed deLecLlon equlpmenL used by ACS dld noL conform
Lo Lhe lnLernaLlonal AssoclaLlon of Chlefs of ollce guldellnes as requlred by Lhe 8l.
no benchmarks seL for rellablllLy and readablllLy of phoLographed vlolaLlons,
Cnly 44 percenL of vlolaLlons were lssued clLaLlons because SPA deemed Lhem
unreadable,
1he program dld noL undergo a callbraLlon LesL - as requlred by law - unLll nlne monLhs
afLer speed cameras were operaLlonal.

ln november 2012, 8alLlmore ClLy dumped ACS/xerox and awarded lLs speed camera conLracL
Lo anoLher vendor.

Cver Lhe prevlous Lwo leglslaLlve sesslons, xerox spenL aL leasL $182,000 lobbylng Lhe leglslaLure
and admlnlsLraLlon regardlng speed cameras.
34
xerox, llke ACS ln 2008-2009, also hlred many of
Lhe same lobbylsLs, lncludlng 1aylor, on behalf of lLs speed camera lnLeresLs.


50
Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency. Available at:
http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/.
51
Maryland State Ethics Commission. Lobbying Employer Report 11/1/07-10/31/08. Available at: http://ethics.gov.state.md.us/Nov-
Emp08.pdf, Maryland State Ethics Commission, Lobbying Employer Report 11/1/08-10/31/09. Available at:
http://ethics.gov.state.md.us/Nov-Emp10.pdf.
52
Maryland State Ethics Commission. 30
th
Annual Report. Available at:
http://ethics.gov.state.md.us/Annual%20Reports/2008%20Annual%20Report.pdf, Maryland State Ethics Commission, 31
st
Annual
Report. Available at: http://ethics.gov.state.md.us/Annual%20Reports/2009%20Annual%20Report.pdf.
53
Department of Legislative Services. Audit Report Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration. Available at:
http://www.ola.state.md.us/Reports/Fiscal%20Compliance/SHA12.pdf.
54
Maryland State Ethics Commission. 34
th
Annual Report. Available at: http://ethics.gov.state.md.us/2012%20Annual%20Report.pdf.

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More Lhan 14 bllls were flled durlng Lhe 2012 and 2013 sesslons Lo elLher repeal or reform
Maryland's speed camera program. none of Lhem passed.
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ALCCM]ALCCM AC: 536,0S0

ALCCM ls an lnLernaLlonal englneerlng, archlLecLural, and consulLlng flrm. ALCCM has made
more Lhan $36 mllllon ln sLaLe conLracL spendlng from Maryland, mosLly from Lhe SLaLe Plghway
AdmlnlsLraLlon and Maryland 1ransporLaLlon AdmlnlsLraLlon. 8eLween 2008-2009, ALCCM
averaged less Lhan $1 mllllon ln sLaLe spendlng. Slnce 2010, sLaLe conLracLs wlLh ALCCM have
averaged over $11.3 mllllon. ALCCM conLrlbuLed $11,030 and lLs AC donaLed $23,000.




55
Maryland General Assembly. Vehicle Laws Rules of the Road 2012. Available at:
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?tab=subject3&ys=2012rs%2ffilecode%2fR5.htm, Maryland General Assembly,
Vehicle Laws Rules of the Road 2013. Available at:
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=R5&stab=01&pid=broadsubjpage&tab=subject3&ys=2013RS.