Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been convicted of two counts of perjury by a federal jury.
The federal jury reached its verdict Thursday, finding Mosby guilty of perjury after she falsely claimed financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic to withdraw money from the city’s retirement fund, prosecutors announced.
“We respect the jury’s verdict and remain firmly committed to our mission of upholding the rule of law, keeping our country safe, protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and safeguarding public property,” said United States Attorney Erek L. Barron.
Mosby faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for each of the two perjury charges.
U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby has not scheduled a sentencing hearing.
Mosby initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, which allege the former prosecutor falsely claimed financial hardship during the pandemic so she could withdraw $90,000 from her city retirement accounts.
He then used those funds for down payments on two vacation properties in Florida, prosecutors said.
Baltimore’s former top prosecutor lied about her finances during the COVID-19 pandemic to improperly access retirement funds she used to buy two homes in Florida.AP
Mosby lost his bid for re-election in July 2022 to defense attorney Ivan Bates.
Mosby received his full salary of $247,955.58 in 2020, which is the year he claimed financial hardship and withdrew money from his retirement accounts, according to federal prosecutors.
The trial was delayed in February after Mosby’s entire defense team resigned.
Marilyn Mosby leaves the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.AP
As she left a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, after the verdict, Mosby said, “I’m blessed,” according to FOX 45.
Mosby also faces two counts of making false mortgage applications in a pending federal case, which relates to the purchase of two vacation homes in Florida. A trial date has not yet been set in that federal case.
If convicted of submitting false mortgage applications, Mosby faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years on each of the two counts.
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