Maryland has a long and storied history of political scandal. Mayors of Baltimore have made national news for their self-dealing. In Annapolis, it’s a semi-common occurrence for personal missteps by lawmakers to make headlines. Even Spiro T. Agnew fell victim to the siren’s call of corruption, resigning as vice president of the United States when he pleaded no contest to a federal charge of tax evasion for bribes he received as Maryland’s governor. But rarely are the tales of politicians’ wrongd