Baltimore Inspector General Cumming Apologizes After Controversial Post; Ethics Complaint Raised

Maryland Senate leader Ferguson criticizes Baltimore inspector general over post as fallout continues

BALTIMORE — Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said an apology from Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming does not go far enough after she shared a video featuring an AI-generated image attacking Mayor Brandon Scott — a move that has…

Ferguson criticizes Baltimore inspector general over post as fallout continues

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said an apology from Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming does not go far enough after she shared a video fea

Baltimore Inspector General Cumming apologizes after controversial post; ethics complaint raised

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming is acknowledging a misstep after posting a link to a YouTube video that included an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott, triggering an ethics complaint from City Hall and reviving questions…

Baltimore City inspector general issues apology to mayor, staff for social media post

Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming issued an apology Wednesday afternoon after Mayor Brandon Scott’s Chief of Staff sent a letter to the Baltimore City Ethics Board calling for an investigation into Cumming’s social media post. READ: Mayor Scott questions legality of expanding Baltimore inspector general powers At issue is a now-removed Facebook post of AI images showing the mayor smoking a cigar, drinking a substance that appears t…

Baltimore IG Under Fire Over AI Image of Mayor Brandon Scott

Source: Tom Williams / Getty A dispute is growing inside Baltimore City Hall after Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming faced criticism for sharing a social media post that included what appeared to be an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott. The image, which circulated as part of a video link, appeared to show Scott surrounded by piles of money, holding shopping bags and smoking a cigar. Mayor Scott’s Chief of Staff, J.D. Merrill, cal…

Baltimore IG apologizes for post the Scott administration called racist

Baltimore’s inspector general apologized for posting an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott that prompted a complaint to the city’s ethics board earlier this week.