ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate voted unanimously Friday morning to censure Prince George’s County state Sen. Ulysses Currie for failing to disclose his work with a grocery store chain.
An ethics committee recommended the censure, as well as prohibiting Currie from serving in leadership positions in the Senate. Though the senator was acquitted of all federal criminal charges stemming from his work for Shoppers Food Warehouse, the panel found Currie’s actions were in violation of several state ethics violations, including failure to submit proper financial disclosures and failing to abstain from votes in matters involving a conflict of interest. The Senate did not vote on whether to prohibit him from future leadership posts.
Currie earned more than $245,000 for his work with Shoppers.
Sen. Norman Stone, D-Baltimore County, said that while Currie’s actions were not intentionally malicious, there still must be consequences.
In a statement before the Senate, Currie apologized for his actions and the years-long investigation that resulted from his actions. He also asked the senators to reject the censure to no avail.
“I never intended to do anything that would bring dishonor to you, myself, or to my wife,” he said.
