State leaders called on Wednesday for an outside investigation of the University of Maryland Medical System board of directors, saying that the public deserves an independent probe of conflict of interest allegations that have hit the panel.
Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D), speaking publicly for the first time about the UMMS controversy at the twice-monthly meeting of the Board of Public Works, said Marylanders deserve “a real examination of what happened here… because it raises some real ethical concerns.”
This afternoon Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R), Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) and House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) will meet in Hogan’s office with the medical system’s executive leadership team.
The meeting comes a week after The Baltimore Sun reported that nine of 30 UMMS board members have financial ties to the system.
Three members of the board have resigned in the wake of the scandal — including Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh (D) — and four others have taken leaves of absence while the board conducts a review of contracts involving UMMS directors.
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