Speaking at a hearing prior to the Maryland Senate voting on the lottery position, he dismissed a history of financial issues, including a $45,000 federal tax lien, delinquent student loans and unreported campaign contributions. “There’s nothing that I’ve done in the past” that amounts to “fraud, waste, abuse or corruption in my personal life or as a member of this body or the (Baltimore) City Council.” Source: BaltimoreBrew.com