A have a look at who attended Ravens video games in Baltimore City mayor’s field

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — After an inspector common report revealed how a lot cash Mayor Brandon Scott and his workforce spent on meals and drinks inside skyboxes, FOX45 News obtained information exhibiting simply who has been benefiting from the perks.

The OIG report confirmed greater than $52,000 was spent on meals and drinks throughout Orioles and Ravens video games since 2022; that greenback quantity is after a reduction was utilized.

When the information first broke earlier in 2026, FOX45 News questioned Mayor Brandon Scott in regards to the expenditures. The mayor defended the spending and use of the skyboxes, arguing the packing containers are sometimes used to carry youngsters from the town to video games or different metropolis workers.

“I think it’s okay for someone who has spent money to have young people who have never been in that stadium before, who have never gotten invited before, who would have never had the opportunity to be there to do that for people, for first responders, for people to clean up trash. Absolutely,” Mayor Scott instructed FOX45 News beforehand.

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“So, no matter what you guys are doing, trying to twist this into. Absolutely, we’re going to continue to make sure that actual residents can enjoy that that ability to be in that spot and those skyboxes, that’s all I have to say,” he added.

According to the information obtained by FOX45 News, Baltimore City children and different metropolis workers have been handled to Ravens video games since 2022. But they aren’t the one ones having fun with the view. Friends, household, different politicians, and donors additionally benefited from the taxpayer funded skyboxes.

Former Council President Nick Mosby attended 17 of the 44 video games, as did Wes Moore earlier than he turned governor, and former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake obtained a number of suite passes over time, based on the information obtained via a public information request. Marvin James, the mayor’s long-time pal and former chief of workers, was listed as an attendee for no less than 22 video games.

James is identical worker that obtained a $3,600 goodbye celebration for a high-ranking official who has served as a long-time aide to Mayor Scott; the celebration included $2,600 for crab balls, a grilled salmon platter and different meals, together with $217 for a cake, $324 for a balloon arch, and almost $400 for foam boards with the worker’s face on them. The worker by no means really left City Hall, as an alternative, he transferred to a different position and at present makes $190,000 yearly.

Other individuals listed as attendees embrace marketing campaign donors and builders, like David Bramble, Cheo Hurley, and Doug Schmidt. Community group leaders additionally attended based on the information.

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“People didn’t vote to send their money to City Hall so the mayor could court donors in a fancy box at M&T Stadium,” stated David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance.

Williams argued no matter who attended the video games, whether or not it’s children, metropolis workers, household, pals or in any other case, the skybox perk ought to stop.

“It doesn’t matter which mayor has used or is using these boxes,” Williams stated. “It just shouldn’t happen because we’re talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars that doesn’t need to be spent. If he really wants to make children’s lives better, put that money back into the city and help children.”

When questioned in regards to the field attendee findings, Mayor Scott as soon as once more defended the motion.

“When you look at the amount of people and look at the amount regular citizens that get invited to the Skybox for me, versus what happened before with other people, you’ll see a stark difference,” he stated. “I think when you think about those families that lost people, mothers and brothers and kids of people that died in the city that were in the skybox. We’re going to continue to do that even though you guys are continuing your ridiculous reporting.”

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