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Report: Commissioner James Matthews Arrested
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Dec 06, 2011 10:35am |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Thomas J. Walsh |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 6, 2011 02:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Update: Ferman says Matthews faces up to seven years in jail for perjury and up to two years in jail for false swearing to the grand jury.
Update: Ferman: "We're not giving [Matthews] a free pass on lying."
Matthews is scheduled to be arraigned at 11:45 a.m.
Update: According to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman, Matthews told the grand jury that he did not have a relationship with Certified Abstract, a company the county solicitor instructed employees to use for farmland preservation sales. Matthews's mortgage company allegedly did business with Certified Abstract.
Update: Montgomery County Commissioner James Matthews has been arrested on charges of perjury and false swearing, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman.
The charges were detailed in a presentment issued by an investigative grand jury on Nov. 16. It was not immediately clear when or where Matthews was arrested, or why officials waited almost three weeks to effect the arrest. |
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