Former Baltimore prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, has been convicted on two counts of perjury.
Mosby faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for each of the two perjury counts.
Mosby falsely claimed financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic to withdraw $90,000 from her city retirement accounts.
The withdrawn funds were used for down payments on two vacation properties in Florida.
Former Baltimore prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, has been convicted on two counts of perjury by a federal jury. The charges stem from Mosby's false claims of financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she used to justify the withdrawal of $90,000 from her city retirement accounts. These funds were then used for down payments on two vacation properties in Florida.
The case largely revolved around Mosby's travel-oriented business, Mahogany Elite, which she admitted made no money and had no clients. The prosecution argued that Mosby falsely claimed that the pandemic had negatively impacted this business, thereby justifying her withdrawal of funds from Baltimore city's deferred compensation plan.
Mosby's defense argued that she did not intentionally lie and was trying to do the best for her family. Despite this, the jury found her guilty of perjury. Mosby now faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for each of the two perjury counts. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
Mosby had previously made headlines when she charged six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. This case led to stronger police accountability laws and set the precedent for police reform in Baltimore and other cities.
The case largely focused on financial records surrounding Mosby's Mahogany Elite travel operation, which Mosby admitted made no money and had no clients.
Mosby's public defender argued that she did not intentionally lie and was trying to do the best for her family.
Mosby had previously charged six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, a case that led to stronger police accountability laws and set the precedent for police reform in Baltimore and other cities.
Mosby was accused of falsely claiming that the pandemic had negatively impacted a travel-oriented business she owned, thereby justifying her withdrawal of $90,000 from Baltimore city's deferred compensation plan.
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A. Scott Bolden, a lawyer who initially represented Mosby but later withdrew from the case, has described the charges as 'bogus' and claimed the case is 'rooted in personal, political and racial animus.'