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Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar barred from using criminal case evidence in campaign
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar, a Baltimore Democrat facing federal conspiracy and extortion charges, sought permission to use confidential evidence from her case as part of her reelection campaign, according to a court order filed this week.
A federal judge rejected the request.
In an order filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ruled that Attar could not publicly reference evidence the government had designated as confidential and provided to her defense team under a protective order.
Gallegher wrote that publicly acknowledging the government’s evidence, even if not providing the actual evidence, goes against a court directive that evidence provided by the government may only be used to defend the case.
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