A state senator aided a disgraced developer’s ‘affordable’ project
- Jun 18
- 1 min read
This is an alarming article regarding fraud accusations and possible corruption. Baltimore residents have had enough. This article describes political favors, which bypass a community desperately in need of positive change, in order to directly benefit a developer and a Democratic State Senator, who is sworn to serve the residents with this district. These are allegations are beyond troubling and the people of Baltimore should be outraged.
We are tired of political corruption, deceit, and unaccountable actions. Baltimore deserves better. We need transparency, accountability, and answers… now.
“Although it’s common for lawmakers to champion projects in their districts, the details of how [Senator] McCray worked with Lipscomb, a man who was caught up in multiple corruption probes, are remarkable. McCray helped Lipscomb secure two massive breaks on this project. Lipscomb’s firm purchased the parcel for 25% of its appraised value. McCray routed almost the exact amount in state money to an intermediary for Lipscomb’s development.”
“… Ties between the politician and the developer date to at least 2018, when McCray’s career took a leap forward with the then-delegate’s election to the state Senate. An East Baltimore hotel that Lipscomb developed hosted a victory party for McCray and his “Inner Cabinet,” campaign finance records show.
Firms controlled by Lipscomb donated $10,500 from 2021 to 2024 to McCray’s campaign fund. Over the same period, McCray’s campaign spent almost that same amount hosting events at Lipscomb’s hotel, campaign finance records show…”
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