Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state’s attorney, is set to be sentenced this week for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions related to her personal finances.
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The sentencing will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
Mosby, 44, gained national attention in 2015 for charging six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, which led to riots and protests in the city.
After three officers were acquitted, charges against the remaining officers were dropped.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mosby withdrew $90,000 from Baltimore city’s deferred compensation plan to make down payments on vacation homes in Florida.
Prosecutors argued she falsely claimed financial hardship under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to access the funds, asserting her travel-related side business was impacted by the pandemic.
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Two separate juries convicted Mosby of perjury and mortgage fraud. Federal prosecutors have recommended a 20-month prison sentence, emphasizing that her conviction was due to her actions, not her political stance. “Ms. Mosby was charged and convicted because she chose to repeatedly break the law,” they stated.
Mosby’s defense attorneys have requested leniency, arguing that she did not cause financial harm or misuse public funds. They contend that she is the only public official in Maryland prosecuted for similar federal offenses and that imprisonment is not warranted.
In a recent development, Mosby applied for a presidential pardon. The Congressional Black Caucus has expressed support for her pardon request in a letter to President Joe Biden.
U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, who agreed to move Mosby’s trials from Baltimore to Greenbelt due to concerns about impartiality from local media coverage, will preside over the sentencing.
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