Kathleen Miller writes,
Maryland’s House majority leader and his wife improperly received property tax credits worth thousands of dollars over the past several years, even after he co-sponsored a bill designed to crack down on tax cheats.
Gaithersburg Del. Kumar Barve, the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the State House, and his lawyer wife, Maureen Quinn, each claimed a different home as their primary residence on tax forms, although Barve’s Web site says they both live in Gaithersburg. According to public records, the move triggered tax credits worth $5,844.88 on Quinn’s Annapolis property and $3,575.13 on Barve’s Gaithersburg home over the past three years.