power and influence to help get work for such projects as M&T Bank Stadium and a new juvenile detention center. During the trial, Bromwell had more than one attorney. One of the lawyers fought to have some of the tapings removed from evidence. The recordings included Bromwell's profanity-ridden racial and sexual epithets, including barbs against the Lieutenant Governor. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Bromwell, his wife Mary Patricia Bromwell, and Stoffregen. The claim of the lawsuit was that Bromwell's "Alleged Purpose of Scheme Was to Influence Thomas Bromwell in His Official Capacity as a Maryland State Senator". The 30-count indictment included conspiring to violation the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, wire fraud, mail fraud, and extortion. On October 31, 2005, Bromwell pleaded not-guilty to all charges. It was expected that he could be sentenced to up to 8 years in prison if found guilty. There was some criticism of First Mariner Bancorp because they continued to maintain Bromwell as a member of the board of directors. On November 16, 2007, Thomas Bromwell was sentenced to 7 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz. Meanwhile, Bromwell's wife was sentenced to a year and a day for collecting money for her no-show job. She served her sentence first, then Thomas Bromwell was released in February 2013 to a community reintegration program, with final release scheduled for August 2013. References External links http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa12134.html 1949 births Living people Democratic Party Maryland state senators Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Politicians from Baltimore Baltimore Polytechnic Institute alumni Politicians convicted of racketeering Maryland politicians convicted of crimes Community College of Baltimore County alumni