Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic nominee for US Senate from MD, improperly claimed tax deductions: CNN

Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, improperly used tax breaks she was ineligible to claim, including a benefit intended for low-income seniors. It enabled her to save thousands of dollars in taxes on two properties she owns, one in Washington, DC, and the other in Maryland. 

Alsobrooks, 53, a Prince George’s County executive, is in a competitive race against former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for the Senate seat left open when Democratic Senator Ben Cardin announced he wouldn’t be running again. 

In a review of property records and tax bills, CNN, which first reported on this story, found that Alsobrooks claimed a homestead tax exemption for more than a decade that is supposed to apply only to someone’s primary residence, in violation of state and local tax relief requirements. 

She also claimed a senior citizens’ tax break on her Washington property, which cut her tax bill in half. While she never qualified for that tax break, her grandparents, who previously owned the property, likely did, according to CNN. 

A senior adviser for Alsobrooks told CNN that she was unaware of the problem and is working with both Washington and Prince George’s County, Maryland, to settle the issue.