Ethics Complaint : Request for Investigation DATE : Monday, February 3, 2014 TO : Linda B. Thall Senior A i !an! "oun!y A!!

orney LThall#Frederi$%"oun!yMD.&o' (arold )Bud) O!i "hair*er on, Frederi$% "oun!y E!hi$ "o++i ion ,$e$#Frederi$%"oun!yMD.&o'

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S-B. : /n'e !i&a!ion o, Bo"" 0re iden! Blaine 1oun&, e!. al.2 3e4ue ! ,or, Dear Linda Thall, A re$en!ly ,iled E!hi$ "o+*lain! a&ain ! Frederi$% "oun!y Bo"" 0re iden!, Blaine 1oun&, 5a denied any ,ur!her a$!ion by !he Frederi$% "oun!y E!hi$ "o++i ion "hair, Mr. (arold O!i , $i!in& a )la$% o, *e$i,i$ ). The ,indin& by !he E!hi$ "o++i ion a**ear !o ha'e been ba ed on an e6!re+ely narro5 and in$orre$! in!er*re!a!ion o, !he E!hi$ Ordinan$e and in dire$! $on!radi$!ion !o 5ell e !abli hed ,a$! . 0rior !o !he .anuary 13, 2014 rulin& by !he E!hi$ "o++i ion, Mr. 1oun& +ade re*ea!ed !a!e+en! , 'ia ne5 +edia ou!le! !ha! none o, !he alle&a!ion 5ere !rue and 5ere bein& u ed a a *oli!i$al +ear $a+*ai&n a&ain ! hi+. 7ha! 5e !he $i!i8en o, Frederi$% "oun!y no5 %no5, i !ha! !he alle&a!ion 5ere !rue and Mr. 1oun& u ed de$e*!i'e *ra$!i$e !o %ee* !he ,a$! ,ro+ *ubli$ $ru!iny and !o ina**ro*ria!ely in,luen$e !he +e+ber o, !he Bo"" a**oin!ed E!hi$ "o++i ion. The !ru !5or!hine and i+*ar!iali!y o, !he E!hi$ "o++i ion i $alled in!o 4ue !ion, ba ed on !heir re,u al !o in'e !i&a!e +a!!er 5hi$h $learly ,all in!o !heir 9uri di$!ion ... ee E!hi$ Ordinan$e, S!a!e+en! o, 0ur*o e. 7i!h !hi e+ail, / a+ ,or+ally re4ue !in& your o,,i$e !o dire$!ly in'e !i&a!e, or !o a i&n a *e$ial *ro e$u!or !o in'e !i&a!e, Mr. 1oun&: une!hi$al2 i, no! ille&al ba ed on Maryland !a!u!e; <, $ondu$! a !he "hie, E6e$u!i'e o, Frederi$% "oun!y. Thi in'e !i&a!ion hould al o in$lude !he Frederi$% "oun!y Bud&e! O,,i$e e+*loyee, na+ed in a *re'iou e!hi$ $o+*lain! and a$%no5led&ed by Mr. 1oun&, hi+ el,. 3e *e$!,ully, =en!er re4uired iden!i,i$a!ion here : na+e, addre ????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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