Other members of the Baltimore County slate that doubled contributions to Baltimore County?s Democratic nominee for state?s attorney said they also benefitted from membership, though not to his extent.

Republicans and a political watchdog group accused Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith earlier this week of creating the 20-member Baltimore County Victory Slate to circumvent campaign finance laws and dump $315,000 from his own campaign account into that of state?s attorney candidate Scott Shellenberger. Smith is the sole contributor to the $400,000 slate fund and Shellenberger received almost 80 percent of the transfers.