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Federal Investigators Given Files in Currie Case
Sen. Ulysses Currie consulted for Shoppers Food, the company says. But he did not mention it in ethics filings.
(Chris Gardner - AP)
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Maryland legislative staff members have turned over eight boxes of documents to federal officials investigating state Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George's).
Karl S. Aro, executive director of the Department of Legislative Services, said the records were transferred yesterday afternoon. They were compiled in response to a broad grand jury subpoena issued this month seeking documents and computers related to Currie and the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, which he chairs.
The FBI raided Currie's District Heights home May 29 as well as the Lanham-based corporate headquarters of Shoppers Food and Pharmacy. A spokeswoman for Shoppers' parent company, Supervalu, said Currie had worked for the company as an "outside consultant." Currie had not mentioned the relationship on his financial disclosure forms.
The FBI and U.S. attorney's office have said little about the investigation, other than indicating that it is proceeding "steadily." Yesterday, Special Agent Rich Wolf, an FBI spokesman, confirmed that the documents from Currie's legislative offices had been received but would provide no additional information.
Aro said he could provide no details about the documents turned over yesterday except that they fulfilled the federal subpoena.
"We have given them what they asked for," he said.
