Archive · 30 Oct 2025
Maryland Senator Dalya Attar Indicted in Blackmail and Extortion Case
A politician named Dalya Attar from Maryland is in trouble with the law.
She and her brother, along with a police officer, are accused of a serious crime.
They allegedly put secret listening devices in someone's house to record them.
This person was a former campaign worker for Attar.
The reason they did this was to stop this person from talking negatively about Attar.
They planned to use the recordings as blackmail.
This is a very serious accusation, and more details are expected as the case develops.
Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar has been indicted by the US Department of Justice.
Charges include extortion and conspiracy.
Attar's brother, Joseph Attar, and Baltimore police officer Kalman Finkelstein are also indicted.
The trio allegedly spied on and blackmailed a political consultant.
Hidden recording devices were reportedly installed in the consultant's home to obtain evidence of an alleged affair.
- Who
- Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar, her brother Joseph Attar, and Baltimore police officer Kalman Finkelstein
- What
- Indicted on charges including extortion and conspiracy for allegedly spying on and blackmailing a political consultant
- When
- Indictment filed by the US Department of Justice (date not specified in article)
- Where
- Maryland
- Why
- To silence the consultant and prevent her from speaking out against Attar by threatening to leak evidence of an alleged affair obtained through hidden recording devices
- Defendant
- Dalya Attar
- Charges
- Extortion, Conspiracy, Spying, Blackmail
- Co-defendants
- Joseph Attar (brother), Kalman Finkelstein (Baltimore police officer)
- Alleged Target
- Political consultant who worked on Attar's 2018 campaign