he was charged in a civil case brought by gansler's office.eople testified against him claiming .jxhorton' business around the clock locksmith overcharged them by hundreds even thousands to get into their cars and homes holding their credit cards hostage until they agreed to pay. >> he's a m/yshaster. >> reporter: a so-called shaster who seemingly won't stop even under orders from a judge. there has been a( desist order telling. but that still doesn't stop him. >> what's wbú@the price for th >> $825? >> yes, ma'am. >> haven't you already been to court for overcharging customers like this? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: with cameras rolling he tried to take us for a ride. we're not e locked in his trap. >> i kind of did a double take and was like really. >> reporter: she was shocked to see horton's i( across her tv. weeks before he unlocked her door and after change he couldn't get an estimate slammed her with an outrageous bill $525. she ate the cost and ym her anger knowing nothing but horton's past until she saw him in an abc2 promotion. >> i d

but play by the rules. >> gansler filed the complaint against julius henson.ompany, universal elections, and rhoni russell an employee of the company. according to the complaint, more than 112,000 calls were made. and failed to identify the source, or provide a phone number for call backs. a violation of the telephone consumer protection act. part of the message heard here. >> all right. relax. everything is fine. only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. congratulations. and thank you. >> gansler believes the calls were disguised to do serious harm. >> this was with the intent to suppress voter turnout. much like literacy test, poll taxes in the past we do not tolerate this behavior. >> according to the complaint, henson, a political operative, paid for the calls, on behalf of bob ehrlich's campaign. but according to gansler. >> we have absolutely no reason to believe that governor ehrlich had any knowledge that the calls were being made, nor the content of the calls. >> whether the defendants could be fined $500 for each violation. and with damages tripl

consultant julius henson at the center of this complaint filed in court by attorney general doug gansler saying the 112,000 election night robocalls violated the consumer protection act, all because the calls don't identify who placed them. >> we're calling to let everyone know that governor o'mally and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch on tv tonight. >> this was with the intent to suppress voter turnout much like literacy tests and poll tax in the past, we do not tolerate it. >> reporter: gansler asks for $168 million from henson, his company universal elections, inc. and coworker rn da russell. >> we have no knowledge to believe that bob ehrlich knew of the calls. >> reporter: hen son admitted to wjz the calls should have identified who made them. >> robocalls often do not have a tag. sometimes they do. in retrospect, we should have put a tag on that call. >> reporter: now hen son claims the calls were made to ehrlich supporters encouraging them to vote but gansler said he does not know of a single republican wh

doug gansler alleging robocalls violated the telephone consumer protection act by failing to disclose the required information about who made this robocall to registered democrats, hours before the polls closed. >> i'm calling to let everyone know that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> this was with the intent of suppressing voter turnout. we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> reporter: gansler's complaint asked for a fine of $168 million against henson and a coworker who were paid consultants, hired by bob ehrlich. >> we have absolutely no reason to believe that bob ehrlich had any knowledge these calls were being put out, nor any knowledge that he had any view of the content of these calls. >> reporter: for his part, julius henson has denied that the robocalls were not about voter suppression. but it didn't end as wanted. >> in retrospect, we should have put a tag on that call. >> reporter: while this say federal suit, gansler says it is still poss

the real purpose, gansler believes, was to keep people at home. >> it was to suppress voter turnout. we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> is charging 112,000 violations of the act and asking the judge to triple the fine. that adds up to $168 million. but early has not commented on the calls. gansler said there is no evidence he knew about them. -- bob ehrlich has not commented on the calls. >> those 112,000 violations that the attorney general is charging, one for each of the robocalls that was made. delius hanson -- the state prosecutor has issued subpoenas in the case. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight the attorney for the embattled doctor accused of implanting unnecessary stents reacted to the hospitals multimillion-dollar settlement. george lettis is live downtown with details. >> in addition to the reaction from that attorney, we are learning more about who brought on the whole investigation. >> he had thrown dr. midei under the bust. >> the attorney for dr. midei says the answer to those questions are becoming more clear. now that his former employer

filed in court by doug gansler, alleging 112,000 robocalls, made on election night, by henson's company, universal elections, violated the consumer protection act, by failing to disclose the required information about who made this robocall, to registered democrats, hours before the polls closed. >> i'm calling to let everyone that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> this is with the intent to suppress voter turnout. much like literacy tests and poll taxes in the past, we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> reporter: gansler's complaint asks for a fine of $168 million against henson, his company, and a coworker, ronda russ -- rhonda russell, who worked for bob ehrlich. >> we had no reason to believe that bob ehrlich had any knowledge that these calls were put out or that he had any knowledge of the contebts of these -- content of these calls. so bob ehrlich is not at this point nor in the future a potential defendant here. >> maryland's attorney general s

. >> maryland attorney general double gansler as of a complaint between those responsible for those robocalls henson has publicly admitted his role in the the calls that stated governor martin o'malley had won the race before the polls closed. there is a $500 penalty for each call. detectives are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a man in northeast of war. police said the victim was found lying on round hill road around 11:00 last night. he may have been shot while inside a car. the victim's identity has not yet been released. baltimore county police have charged a 17-year-old in halloween night shooting of another teenager in halethorpe. he is being held. two others were shot in the same incident, but they are expected to arrive. >> is one of those scenes that never of us -- that many of us never tire of seeing, when a group of people from another country become u.s. citizens. >> they have all shared in the u.s. military and shared the same excitement about becoming citizens. >> well people are taking this oath to officially become a united states citizens -- 12 people are taking

>> reporter: political consultant at the center of this complaint filed in federal court by doug gansler alleging 100,000 calls violated the telephone protection act by failing to disclose the required information about who made these calls. >> >> this was with the intent to suppress voter turns out. we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> asked for fines of $168 million against the company and a coworker who were paid political consultants. >> we have no reason to believe that bob you ehrlich had any knowledge that these calls were being put out. >> simpson has denied the robe o cop was to suppress vote. >> sometimes they do. in retrospect we should have put a tag on that call. >> reporter: while this is a federal civil lawsuit, it is still possible that the maryland's state prosecutors office and prince george's county could all still decide to pursue criminal charges in connection with these calls. derrick value corps. >>> now, wjz has not been able to reach julius. >>> a car flips on to its side in the middle of a busy junction. this is 395 near 95 and it caused a ma

the attorney general gansler filed the complaint.ansler says there's no reason to believe that o'malley's opponent, former maryland governor robert ehrlich, had anything to do with those robo calls. >>> sarah palin is probably the most well known republican who may run for president in 2012 but she's also the most polarizing according to a new survey. it found that 46% of americans view the former alaska governor and vice presidential candide vorably. 489%, however, see her unfavorably. 5% don't know enough about her form an opinion. former arkansas governor mike huckabee received the highest favorability rating at 49%. while in massachusetts, governor mitt romney got a 46% favorability rating. >> just like her protege, sarah palin, christine o'donnell is quite the polarizing figure. the delaware senate runner-up was on jay leno last night. the tea party candidate spoke about her fure in politics and said she was not sure whether she is going to ever run again. >> i don't know. i don't know if i'd runagain. i'd like to keep that opti

last spring he was charged in a civil case brought by gansler's office.ens testified against him. claiming horton's business around the clock lock smith overcharged by hundreds and thousands to get into their cars and homes holding the credit cards hostage inform they agreed to pay. >> he is a shiester and nothing more or less. >> reporter: a shiester who seemingly won't stop even under orders from a judge since april there's been a cease and i did sift order telling him to stop luring with low ball or no estimates but to jack up the price later. we are with abc2 can we ask you a couple questions. but that doesn't stop him. what's the price for this? 825 dollars? >> yes ma'am. >> reporter: have been you been to court for overcharging kusters. >> yes. >> reporter: cameras rolling he tried to take us for a ride. but we are not the only ones to get locked in his trap. >> i kind of did a double take and was like really? >> reporter: julie was shocked to see horton's face flash across the tv last month. weeks before, he unlocked her door and after claiming he

maryland attorney general doug gansler filed the complaint agaiist julius henson, his company universal elections and rhoni russell an employee. according to the complaint, and they failed to identify the source, or provide a phone number for call back. a violation of the telephone consumer protection act. defendants could be fined $500 for each violation. >> a state audit uncovers major accounting flaws within the department of corrections. now politicians calling for an investigation. but asthma linda recorder reports, department officials say the problem has been solved. >> i believe it was just staff turnover. >> lingering vacancies and high turnover of employees may llad to bad record keeping. >> it was a matter of poor record keeping, one of the issues we face. >> recent state audit found deficiencies within the department of corrections. specifically the baltimore regional office. where state funding accounts, and inmate acccunts, seem to be off by $200,000. and that includes 23,000 in bank fees for checks written with insufficient funds. >> that problem was more pronounccd in th

attorney general doug gansler says he has already gotten competitors to take it off the shelves. >> it's harrowing for children upon. it's a price point that is easily accessible to children. what would happen, all of a sudden, you have a kid stone drunk behind the wheel of a car. >> now woo have incident after- - we have incident after incident after incident. >> quite simply, these drinks are real trouble for our youth. >> reporter: and the fda is also investigating whether to stop the sale of it and other alcohol-pop drinks. >> only in one place do you see that there is 12% alcohol in this can. >> reporter: also known as blackout in a can and liquid cocaine, maryland college students say four loko is very popular and easily available. >> i got tipsy just after a couple of sips. >> reporter: the manager says while we don't agree with mixing caffeine and alcohol is unsafe, we do agree with keeping adults of legal age, who choose to drink, as informed and safe as possible. >> the problem is people like courtney die. and it's horrible. she died. other people will continue to die, if they

. >>> breaking news out of annapolis where maryland's state attorney general doug gansler filed a complaint because of 112 free recorded messages were designed to keep democrats from going to the polls. his company universal elections incorporated and ronda russell, an employee, are named in the complaint. >>> president obama is in south korea for the g20 summit. injecting $6 billion into the economy has the president on the defensive with the meeting with the world's 20 top powers. trying to weaken the dollar giving american goods an unfair advantage. the president will meet with the country's leaders in seoul. he wraps up his trip to asia in japan after that. >>> a call for more teachers today from grammy award winning john legend. he was at hour university with u.s. secretary of education arnie duncan. duncan has encouraged grads to plug the gap. >> i support the obama administration. they are encouraging you to invest in the future, inspire our country's future leaders and become teachers. >> today's appearance by legend is part of a campaign to encourage minorities especially males to

critics of beverages like four loko which include doug gansler question the wisdom of putting caffeine and alcohol in the same drink wondering if the combination of ingredients excessively impairs the drinkers judgment. >> it is like putting your foot on the brake and accelerator at the same time and that's what this drink is doing to people. >> reporter: the company expressed sympathy to the family but pointed out their cans prominently display ingredients, including caffeine and in large type display the significant volume of alcohol. several universities have banned the sale of caffeinated alcoholic beverages. and a few states have done so also by not maryland. the spurries will bury their daughter on wednesday. >>> tonight is the time to charge for the smithsonian. >>> and a survey shows you don't have to look far to find the richest counties in america. we will tell you which in our area tops the list. >>> the postseason is upon us here with high school football and tonight's playoff game starts with a bang. will dedamascus remain unbeaten? we will look at the game of the week com

if maryland attorney general dug gansler has his way. >> if it's accessible to people, the problem is people are getting hit and killed. >> the caffeine that is consumed with the alcohol will mask the effect of the alcohol to some degree. >> maryland college students say it's popular and easy to buy. >> i'm only doing it a little bit. but i got pretty tipsy. even just a couple of sips of it. >> i blacked out. i don't remember much of the night. >> reporter: one little place you see there is 12% alcohol in this can. >> reporter: the manufacturer said in a statement, it will cooperate fully in an investigation. we recognize and embrace our responsibility as an alcoholic beverage company, to do all of these things and more, to make sure our products are marketed, sold, and consumed responsibly. >> reporter: and state police tell wjz tonight, they are still investigating courtney spury's death, and waiting toxicology tests to come back. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> new at 6:00, wjz goes in depth into the four loko controversy, investigating the impact of this dri

doug gansler vowed to investigate what laws, if any, the law violated.questioned whether civil rights laws were violated and promised a full investigation. many others voiced outrage, but governor ehrlich has been quiet. we believe mr. ehrlich must telethe public what he knows. we support the attorney general's investigation and encourage the former governor to assist in every way. mr. ehrlich owes honesty. the same thing he promised during the campaign. on election night ehrlich was gracious in defeat citing his love for our state and his years of local, state, and federal service. however, until he provides claret with regard to what he knows he will have lost more than this election. he will have lost his legacy and respect as a public servant to the people of maryland. >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." first let's take a look outside with meteorologist tony pann. >> it is cooler this morning, but we'll sneak one more nice day in today. let's look at the current conditions. right now 33 degrees at the airport. like yesterday, we started out cold

gansler's request comes days after francho got an agreement from state wholesalers to stop selling those your shopping list, crowded malls aren't the only thing you can worry about. toys can turn dangerous and even deadly. the consumer product safety commission wants you to be careful this year. >> it is that time of year when kids make their lists and parents find themselves overwhelmed with the options. it is not all fun and games. while toy-related deaths were down last year, injuries were up. an estimated 186,000 emergency-room injuries blamed on toys. the cpfc haze list for parents. >> first of all, select toys age-appropriate for your child. >> that means no small parts for small chern. >> if a child swallows these magazine nates, even one or two of them, it can cause an obstruction. >> most deaths were caused by riding toys. >> wear a helmet. >> and the final rule, location, location, location. make sure kids are playing with their holiday somewhere safe. >> if you are on a riding toy, you can ride right into a pool or a pond and you can drown easily. >> the cpfc says new safeguar