Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar Indicted on Federal Extortion and Conspiracy Charges
Democratic Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar faces federal indictment for extortion and conspiracy, stemming from her 2022 campaign and involving a secret sex video to silence a political critic.
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Overview
- Democratic Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of extortion and conspiracy.
- The indictment alleges that the charges are related to her 2022 campaign for a state House seat, involving efforts to silence a political critic.
- A key element of the case includes a secret sex video and hidden cameras, allegedly planted by Attar's brother in an apartment.
- These recordings, disguised as smoke detectors, reportedly captured a political consultant in bed, used as part of an alleged extortion scheme.
- Attar, the first Orthodox Jewish woman in the Maryland Senate, is accused of threatening to expose a political foe's affair to aid her campaign.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover this story neutrally. They focus on presenting the facts of the federal indictment against Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar without injecting editorial opinion or using loaded language. The reporting balances the allegations with the senator's denial, adhering to a factual and objective presentation of legal proceedings and accusations.
"A Maryland state senator has been indicted on federal charges including extortion related to her 2022 campaign for a state House seat for allegedly conspiring to threaten the release of an explicit video of a former consultant's affair."
ABC News"The group conspired to silence a former consultant by threatening to make public a video of her in bed with a married man, according to the indictment."
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FAQ
Dalya Attar has been federally indicted on charges of extortion and conspiracy related to secretly recording an intimate affair to silence a political opponent during her 2022 campaign.
Dalya Attar's brother, Joseph "Yossi" Attar, and Baltimore City police officer Kalman Finkelstein are also charged with conspiracy and extortion in connection with the case.
Secret recordings of two people engaged in an intimate affair were used to threaten and silence one of the victims to protect Attar's election chances by threatening to expose the affair to the community.
The Maryland Senate stated they were just made aware of the indictment and emphasized holding members to high ethical standards; the Baltimore Police suspended the implicated officer's police powers in 2022 and are reviewing the indictment.
Dalya Attar is the first Orthodox Jewish woman in the Maryland Senate and a former prosecutor running for a state House seat in 2022.
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