Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore State's Attorney, has been ordered to forfeit her Florida condo after being convicted of perjury and mortgage fraud. The sentencing hearing for Mosby is currently underway in federal court.
Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore State's Attorney, has been convicted of one count of mortgage fraud and two counts of perjury. The convictions stem from false statements Mosby made on loan applications to buy two Florida vacation homes and from her claims of financial hardship to withdraw money from the city's retirement fund during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the convictions, Mosby has denied any wrongdoing and has claimed that she is the victim of a politically and racially motivated prosecution under the Trump administration. She has also asked President Biden to pardon her.
"While pardon applications generally express remorse and regret, what happens when justice was not served and in fact, denied? No such remorse and regret is appropriate in this case," Mosby's pardon application states, according to The Associated Press.
Mosby's campaign for clemency has been supported by the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP.
A sentencing hearing for Mosby is currently underway in federal court.
Mosby was convicted of two counts of perjury after falsely claiming financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to withdraw money from the city's retirement fund.
Mosby was also convicted of one count of mortgage fraud after she testified that she unintentionally made false statements on loan applications to buy two Florida vacation homes.
Mosby rose to national prominence in 2015 after she charged six police officers in relation to the death of Freddie Gray. However, a jury in February found Mosby not guilty on a second mortgage fraud charge.
Greg Wehner, Louis Casiano, and Lucas Tomlinson of Fox News contributed to this report.
