US senator charged with extortion after she allegedly recorded her former political consultant in bed with married man

A Democratic state senator in Maryland, USA has been charged by federal officials with extortion involving a former political consultant. The plot, according to prosecutors, centers on a secret recording related to an alleged affair. Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar, who is a former prosecutor, was charged alongside her brother, Joseph, and politically appointed police officer Kalman Finkelstein. The three face eight counts related to extortion and wiretapping that allegedly took place between 2020 and 2022. The federal indictment, unsealed in a U.S. District Court in Maryland on Thursday, alleges the scheme targeted a political consultant.  This consultant is not named in court documents but is described as having worked on Attars 2018 campaign before a significant falling out. According to The Washington Post, the consultant was described as a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen who has worked on both Democratic and Republican political campaigns. The plot reportedly began in 2020 when Attar allegedly wrote via WhatsApp that she wanted the consultant to be a nonissue in my mind. Attar, who was released by a federal magistrate along with her co-defendants, was ordered to surrender her U.S. passports and is restricted from travel. The allegations could significantly impact Attars plans to seek re-election for her District 41 Senate seat in Baltimore. In a statement, she said she plans to continue to serve my community with humility and honor, and look forward to being as transparent as possible. She further asserted that the case against her centers on the allegations of my former disgruntled employee. The post US senator charged with extortion after she allegedly recorded her former political consultant in bed with married man appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.