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Officer Lew@officer_Lew · Feb 28, 2026

BREAKING🚨: New Baltimore IG report EXPOSES Mayor Brandon Scott's office blowing through taxpayer dollars from July…

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A Baltimore Inspector General report reveals Mayor Brandon Scott's office spent over $890,000 on food, flowers, and office parties from July 2022 to November 2025, with 336 unapproved P-card transactions totaling $167,000 flagged for lacking required procurement waivers.

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    BREAKING🚨: New Baltimore IG report EXPOSES Mayor Brandon Scott's office blowing through taxpayer dollars from July 2022–Nov 2025: OVER $890K on food, office parties, flowers & stadium suites. Hundreds of UNAPPROVED purchases flagged‼️ Democrats wonder why they can never balance a budget…Here's the breakdown. 🧵👇🏿

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    1/ Food & catering: ~$801,839 tracked (plus $45K+ unreconciled) for internal events, birthdays, baby showers, etc. Premium buys like $740 Maryland crab cakes & alcohol at games. 2/ Flowers & condolences: ~$42,691 (incl. $33,551 for staff birthdays, bereavements, baby announcements).

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    3/ Stadium suites (Orioles/Ravens): $52,589 on food/beverages when Mayor/staff attended games—historical practice but no required waivers post-policy change. 4/ Policy violations: 336 P-card transactions ($167K total, 295 food-related) without Bureau of Procurement waivers. Examples: $7K goodbye party for someone who just switched roles.

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    5/ Separate: ~$310K on mayor-sponsored community events (furniture, artwork—not in core internal totals). Total food/flowers/parties often cited >$890K. Report stresses lack of oversight & prohibited items. Full synopsis on Baltimore City OIG site. What do you think—wasteful or just "business as usual"? 👀