A former Baltimore City deputy police commissioner who is currently employed in Gov. Martin O?Malley?s administration has reportedly used his former boss? influence to bend the city?s police pension rules and land himself a lucrative retirement package.

At age 42, Maryland Transportation Authority Chief of Police Marcus Brown, a staunch supporter of O?Malley when he served as Baltimore mayor, is set to receive a handsome annual pension benefit ? all at taxpayers? expense.