Bruce C. Bereano, whose lobbying career was derailed only briefly by a 1994 mail fraud conviction, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on a list of top earners in Annapolis. Bereano reported receiving $806,250 in compensation for lobbying activities between November and April, just edging out another perennial top earner in Maryland's capital, Joel D. Rozner, who reported $801,029. Nine other lobbyists grossed more than $500,000 during the period, which included the most recent legislative session, according to the newly released tallies by the State Ethics Commission. Sixty-one lobbyists reported $100,000 or more in earnings. Bereano, a fixture in Annapolis for nearly 30 years, has amassed a stable of several dozen clients, ranging from the staid Maryland Bankers Association to the more adventurous Maryland Coalition of Professional Tattooists & Body Piercers. Because of his criminal conviction, stemming from illegal campaign contributions, Bereano was one of two well-known Annapolis lobbyists that ...
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