By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

How the mighty do fall. San Diego's Maureen O'Connor was a rising star in the city's political circles, winning a seat on the City Council at the young age of 25 and going on to serve two terms as a populist, crowd-pleasing mayor — a female first, for the city.

After a poor June jobs report, Maryland has lost more jobs in the first six months of 2012 than any other state in the nation, according to numbers released from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Thursday, she admitted in federal court she took $2.1 million from her dead husband's charity foundation to fuel a gambling addiction — that lost her more than $1 billion over 10 years, according to a report by The Associated Press.
Maureen O'Connor, San Diego's former mayor, lost $1 billion in gambling habit →
Between January and May, the state had gained 700 jobs this year, said Maureen O'Connor, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation spokeswoman.