Board hears round 2 in auditor?s pension dispute

Published February 14, 2008 5:00am ET



Baltimore County?s former auditor tried to deceive lawmakers into passing a bill that would pad his personal retirement benefits, a county attorney alleged.

The accusations came during round two in hearings Tuesday before the county?s highest appellate board for auditor Brian Rowe, who resigned in April over a dispute in the way the county calculates certain pensions. County attorney Suzanne Berger pointed to an analysis Rowe provided lawmakers considering calculation changes — in his favor ? that indicated no impact on county revenues.

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