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February,2009William G. Somerville,sq.EthicsCounselRoom200,LSBAnnapolis, D 21401DearMrSomerville:Withdeep egret,amnformingyouthatmustilean ethicsviolationagainstoneof mycolleagues, elegateDonnaStifler.Ithadcome o myattentionhataftermeetingwithDelegateStifler'saide,at herrequest, ehindcloseddoors, o hearsomeofherconcerns bout he HarfordCountyDelegation.Afterwards,wasaccusedy Delegate tiflerof "abusingo'her aide.Becausehemeetingoccurredehindclosed oors, uch alseallegationsrediffrcultto defend.,oIbidedmy time andet certainstepsakeplace.First, DelegateStifler createdherumormill andwasgettingnformationsecondhand.DelegateMcComasand,knowinghis, hadmadetclear hat neitherofus wouldmeetwithDelegateStifler unlesswewerebothpresent.After Sessionn Friday,DelegateStifler requested meetingwithDelegateMcComasn the LegislativeLounge.I waspresent.DelegateStifler wasadvisedhat shecouldnot meetwithDelegateMcComasalone, hat both ofus had obepresent.She efusedand askedwhat rightIhad o bepresentt a meetingwith herandDelegateMcComas.DelegateMcDonoughwasalsopresentandheexplained o herthat I amtheViceChair of the HarfordCountyDelegation, nd hat DelegateMcComusandhadmade hat decision, ndfshewouldn't agree o thoseconditions,henlguess ou'renotgoingo havea meeting."DelegateStiflerthensaidshecouldn'tmeetwithmepresent,ecausehadabusederaide.I respondedhat heallegationwasnot true. Shehensaid hat wascalling heraliar.I naturallyepliedIam not callingyoua liar, but theallegationsa lie."I toldDelegateStifler that we wouldhave o talkto her aide,andshesaid would not beallowedto talk to her aide because hadabused er. Atthatpoint,Irealized herewasno reasoningwith herand old her hatshewasa"kook."I standbythatstatementndstill believe t to be solid and rue.
 
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On Tuesdaymorning, hencidentwaseportedo thepressn HarfordCounty,which hengotheallegationnto writingfromDelegateStifler's word, hrougha non-biasedhirdparty,he newspaper.Realizinghatwe hadnowaccomplishedll threenecessarytepsfirst,hermakinghealseallegation o others, henmakinghem nfrontof me and n front of a witness, ndinally,puttinghe alseallegationsnprint,at thatpointI called he StatePoliceand heSpeaker'sffice and equestedn nvestigation.I was nformedbyBarbaraOakeshat shehad met with allpartiesand hattheallegationsere alseand hat,apparently,he so-called buse adakenplace,not intheclosed oomasalleged,utat ameetinghat BarbaraOakes ttended.So,not only wasaccused f abusinghe aide,butapparently,heSpeaker's flicewasalsoaccused.It shouldbe obvioushat heseunfoundednduntrueallegationscan beverydamaging, avingcome romamemberofourbody.I am askinghatappropriatectionbe akenagainstDelegateStifler.District 7, BaltimoreandHarfordCountiesAFFIDAVITI swearhat he nformationprovidedaboves true othe
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February,2009WilliamG. Somerville,sq.EthicsCounselRoom200,LSBAnnapolis,MD21401DearMr.Somerville:In relationo theethicsviolationequestgainstDelegatetifler,regrettablyhave ofile anethicsviolationagainstDelegate ennings,ho hasparticipatednthisslandernd hasspoken n thephonewithconstituentsrom theSeventhDistrictstatingthat I hadassaulted elegateStifler.Onceagain, his matterhasbeenakenupbytheSpeaker'sfficeandby ttreStatePoliceandhasbeen oundobeuntrue.Delegateennings'maliciousattacksponmyreputation avedamagedme andrequesthat an ethicsviolationalsobepressedgainsthim.District7, BaltimoreandHarfordCountiesAFFIDAVIT
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