BALTIMORE (WBFF) — As the city awaits a decision from a judge regarding Baltimore’s watchdog’s subpoena power, the fallout could trickle down to other inspectors general across Maryland.
Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming field a lawsuit against Mayor Brandon Scott’s Administration after subpoenas went ignored amid an ongoing battle over information. Cumming’s probe into the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, MONSE, sparked headlines after she posted a photo of hundreds of pages filled with redactions.
In January, she said her office’s access to records was suddenly cut off. The Mayor’s Office issued a statement over the weekend as the city braced for historic snow, detailing what they described as attorney-client privileged information had been breached; because of that, the OIG’s access to records was severed…