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A Democratic state senator from Maryland is accused of orchestrating a scheme to secretly record two critics — including a former campaign consultant — in bed together and then using the footage to threaten and silence them, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.

Federal prosecutors say Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, her brother Joseph "Yossi" Attar and Baltimore Police Officer Kalman Finkelstein secretly filmed the pair during an intimate encounter, then used the recording to intimidate them into silence.

The 20-page indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges the trio with conspiracy, extortion , illegal wiretapping and violations of the Travel Act.

Prosecutors allege the group targeted the consultant, identif

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