Angela Alsobrooks spoke at the Democratic National Convention on August 20th.
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Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks, improperly took advantage of tax breaks to which she was not entitled, including those intended for low-income seniors, to save thousands of dollars in taxes on two properties she owns in Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
A CNN review of property records and tax bills found that for more than a decade, Alsobrooks claimed homestead tax exemptions on both properties that actually only apply to his primary residence, violating state and local tax abatement requirements.
She also improperly claimed a senior citizen tax credit on the Washington property, cutting her taxes in half. Although Also-Brooks, 53, was not eligible for the credit, her grandparents, who owned the property before her, likely were.
A senior counsel for Alsobrooks told CNN she was unaware of the issue and that her lawyers were working with both Washington state and Prince George’s County, Maryland, to resolve it.
Between 2005 and 2017, Alsobrooks saved about $14,000 in taxes on his Northeast Washington property by taking advantage of tax exemptions available to area residents, low-income residents and seniors, according to property tax bills reviewed by CNN.
But public records show she has never lived in Washington. She has been a registered voter in Prince George’s County since 1995 and is a longtime government employee there, currently serving as county commissioner and overseeing the county’s budget and tax department.
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