Md. mayor debits thousands to unauthorized card

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A Maryland town mayor has been charging thousands of taxpayer dollars to an unauthorized debit card and not disclosing the receipts from council members for the past 11 months, according to Brentwood officials.

Mayor Xzavier Montgomery-Wright, along with town Treasurer Orson Carter, have made more than 50 “questionable” charges using a debit card they opened in January 2010 without notifying other council members, according to Councilwoman Marlene Robinson.

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