[Sen. Richard Colburn (R-37-Dorchester)] drew parallels between the e-mail last year and the recent scandal involving Joseph Steffen, an aide to Gov. Robert Ehrlich who resigned after admitting to spreading rumors about Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley allegedly having an extramarital affair on a conservative Web site.

FBI, unable to trace e-mail's origin, ends Gilchrest-Colburn probe, by Tristan Schweiger, Delmarva Daily Times Staff Writer, February 27, 2005. [complete article]