By Carl Hamilton
cahamilton@cecilwhig.com Jul 29, 2021
Court
ELKTON â A former Cecil County Elections Board deputy director accused of backdating a mandatory campaign financial disclosure form submitted by then-candidate Danielle Hornberger, who was running for county executive, received probation before judgment Thursday after accepting a plea deal.
The intentional tampering by the defendant â Lora Walters, 57, of North East â called into question the validity of Hornbergerâs candidacy and, moreover, her victory over incumbent Alan J. McCarthy in the June 2020 Republican primary, which led to her winning the county executive post in the November 2020 election.
During the courtroom hearing on Thursday, the defense maintained that Walters had acted covertly and unilaterally to conceal a mistake she had made while handling the original form that had been submitted by Hornberger.
ELKTON â A former Cecil County Elections Board deputy director accused of backdating a mandatory campaign financial disclosure form submitted by then-candidate Danielle Hornberger, who was running for county executive, received probation before judgment Thursday after accepting a plea deal.
The intentional tampering by the defendant â Lora Walters, 57, of North East â called into question the validity of Hornbergerâs candidacy and, moreover, her victory over incumbent Alan J. McCarthy in the June 2020 Republican primary, which led to her winning the county executive post in the November 2020 election.
During the courtroom hearing on Thursday, the defense maintained that Walters had acted covertly and unilaterally to conceal a mistake she had made while handling the original form that had been submitted by Hornberger.