Former Baltimore City Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been convicted of two counts of perjury by a federal jury.
A federal jury reached its verdict Thursday, finding Mosby guilty of perjury after he 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 decision and remain steadfastly committed to our mission to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, protect the civil rights of all Americans and protect public property,” said US Attorney Erek L. Barron.
Mosby faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison on each of the two counts of perjury.
US District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby has not scheduled a sentencing hearing.
Mosby initially pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleged the former prosecutor falsely claimed financial hardship during the pandemic to withdraw $90,000 from his city retirement account.
He then used the funds for down payments on two vacation properties in Florida, prosecutors said.
Former Baltimore prosecutor lied about his finances during the COVID-19 pandemic to improperly access retirement funds he used to buy two homes in Florida.AP
Mosby lost a re-election bid in July 2022 to 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 account, according to federal prosecutors.
The trial was adjourned in February after Mosby’s entire defense team quit.
Marilyn Mosby leaves federal court in Greenbelt, Md., Thursday, Nov. 9. 2023.AP
As he walked out of the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, following 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, related to the purchase of two Florida vacation homes. A trial date has not been set in the federal case.
If convicted of making a false mortgage application, Mosby faces a maximum of 30 years in prison on each of the two charges.
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