A federal jury in Baltimore acquitted Maryland state Sen. Ulysses Currie on Tuesday in an influence peddling case, who was accused of accepting more than $245,000 in payments from a grocery store chain while he chaired a powerful budget committee.
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that a prominent state senator sold the power of his office for more than $245,000 to help a grocery store chain over the years, though the lawmaker contends he was just helping store officials navigate state government and didn't do anything illegal.
