Currie interceded, not only on the Mondawmin Mall project, but also on routine transportation projects, such as traffic signals and road improvements near Shoppers stores, and other matters far from his legislative district, according to documents released by various agencies under Maryland's Public Information Act.
Currie's letter to White was released after an information request was made to the Department of Legislative Services, whose offices also were issued a subpoena by authorities. Around the time that Currie sent the letter to White, the senator was actively engaged in lobbying state officials, according to previously released documents.
For example, he arranged a meeting with Flanagan that winter about the agency's reluctance to relocate from its Mondawmin location to make room for a proposed Shoppers grocery there. He also was involved when the project hit another snag in early 2004 when Supervalu told state officials it needed $2 million to close the deal with Rouse.
