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February5,2009

William G. Somerville,Esq.
EthicsCounsel
Room200,LSB
Annapolis,MD 21401

DearMr Somerville:

With deepregret,I am informingyou that I mustfile an ethicsviolation against

oneof my colleagues,DelegateDonnaStifler.

It hadcometo my attentionthat aftermeetingwith DelegateStifler's aide,at her

request,behindcloseddoors,to hearsomeof her concernsaboutthe HarfordCounty
Delegation.Afterwards,I wasaccusedby DelegateStiflerof "abusingo'
her aide. Becausethe meetingoccurredbehindcloseddoors,suchfalseallegationsare
diffrcult to defend.,so I bidedmy time andlet certainstepstakeplace.

First, DelegateStifler createdthe rumormill andI wasgettinginformationsecond

hand. Delegate McComasandI, knowingthis, hadmadeit clearthat neitherof us would
meetwith DelegateStifler unlesswe wereboth present.After Sessionon Friday,
DelegateStifler requesteda meetingwith DelegateMcComasin the LegislativeLounge.
I waspresent.DelegateStifler wasadvisedthat shecouldnot meetwith Delegate
McComasalone,that both of us had to be present. Sherefusedandaskedwhat right I
hadto be presentat a meetingwith her andDelegateMcComas.DelegateMcDonough
was also presentand he explainedto her that I am the Vice Chair of the Harford County
Delegation,andthat DelegateMcComusandI hadmadethat decision,and if she
wouldn't agreeto thoseconditions,then"l guessyou're not goingto havea meeting."
DelegateStifler thensaidshecouldn't meetwith me present,becauseI hadabusedher
aide. I respondedthat the allegationwasnot true. Shethensaidthat I was callingher a
liar. I naturallyreplied"I am not callingyou a liar, but theallegationis a lie." I told
DelegateStifler that we would haveto talk to her aide,andshesaidI would not be
allowed to talk to her aide becauseI had abusedher. At that point, I realizedtherewas
no reasoningwith her andtold her that shewasa "kook." I standby that statementand
still believeit to be solid andtrue.
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On Tuesdaymorning,the incidentwasreportedto the pressin HarfordCounty,

which thengot the allegationinto writing from DelegateStifler's word,througha non-
biasedthird party,the newspaper.Realizingthat we hadnow accomplished all three
necessary steps-first, her makingthe falseallegationto others,thenmakingthemin front

of me andin front of a witness,andfinally, puttingthe falseallegationsin print, at that

point I calledthe StatePoliceandthe Speaker'soffice andrequested an investigation.

I was informedby BarbaraOakesthat shehad met with all partiesand that the
allegationswerefalseandthat,apparently,the so-calledabusehadtakenplace,not in the
closedroomasalleged,but at a meetingthat BarbaraOakesattended.So,not only wasI
accusedof abusingthe aide,but apparently,the Speaker'soflice wasalsoaccused.

It shouldbe obviousthat theseunfoundedanduntrueallegations

canbe very damaging,having comefrom a memberof our body. I am askingthat
appropriateactionbe takenagainstDelegateStifler.

District 7, BaltimoreandHarfordCounties

AFFIDAVIT

I swearthat the informationprovidedaboveis true to the my knowledge.

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February5,2009

William G. Somerville,Esq.
EthicsCounsel
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Annapolis,MD 21401

DearMr. Somerville:

In relationto the ethicsviolationrequestagainstDelegateStifler, I regrettably

haveto file an ethicsviolationagainstDelegateJennings,who hasparticipatedin this
slanderand hasspokenon the phonewith constituents from the SeventhDistrict stating
that I hadassaultedDelegateStifler.

Onceagain,this matterhasbeentakenup by the Speaker'soffice and by ttre State

Policeandhasbeenfoundto be untrue. DelegateJennings'maliciousattacksuponmy
reputationhavedamagedme and I requestthat an ethicsviolationalsobe pressedagainst
him.

District 7, BaltimoreandHarfordCounties

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I swear that the information provided above is true to knowledge.

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PRESS

I regretto inform you that I havehad to bring an ethicscomplaintagainsttwo of

my colleagues.Matterswereclearlygetting of handand my reputationhasbeenput
to question.It is bestfor all involvedthat truth of thesemattersbe clearly
disseminatedto my constituentsand those keepwatchover the political process.

I haveattachedcopiesof the which will betterexplainthe

circumstances.

If you haveany questions,please t hesitateto contactme at my office phone

(4 I 0-841-3334),my cell phone( 443-257-4 ) or fa,r( 410-841-3598).

Rick Impallaria
7, Baltimoreand HarfordCounties