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Elijah Cummings: “It's extremely pervasive in Maryland and in Baltimore. It's estimated that, in violent offenses, sometimes as much as 90…”

On the recordMay 14, 2009
It's extremely pervasive in Maryland and in Baltimore. It's estimated that, in violent offenses, sometimes as much as 90 to 100 percent of the cases involve some type of witness intimidation.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings discusses the widespread issue of witness intimidation in Baltimore.

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