On a radio program this week, Ehrlich said he was unaware of the surveillance but that it was vetted by the Maryland attorney general's office. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said this week that wasn't true, and Sheridan said yesterday that his internal review "found no evidence" that the attorney general - or any attorney - was briefed on the operation.
Federal lawmakers this week demanded a full accounting of the questionable state police surveillance activities and asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to disclose any involvement it had in the operation, including whether federal money supported the surveillance. State legislators plan hearings on the spying this fall and have raised the possibility of new laws restricting the state police.
Sheridan said his internal review showed no indication that federal money was used. He said legislation and federal investigations were unnecessary. "We just need to use better judgment in these situations," he said.
