BALTIMORE — The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has officially denied requests from both Marilyn Mosby and federal prosecutors to reconsider hearings related to her fraud case. This decision comes after the court vacated Mosby’s conviction in July.
The appeals court issued a brief order on Thursday, rejecting the petitions for new hearings. Mosby, who previously served as Baltimore's state’s attorney from 2015 to 2023, remains convicted on two counts of perjury.
In a 2-1 ruling earlier this summer, the 4th Circuit overturned Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, determining that the trial judge had improperly instructed jurors regarding the necessity for prosecutors to prove that the alleged crime occurred within Maryland. However, the court did not grant Mosby’s request to dismiss her perjury charges.
At 45 years old, Mosby was convicted on federal charges in separate trials after her tenure as state’s attorney. She was sentenced to a year of home detention, which she completed last June.
The perjury charges originated from Mosby’s claim of experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite her salary of approximately $239,000 remaining unaffected. This claim allowed her to withdraw retirement funds without incurring penalties. In the subsequent trial, she was found guilty of mortgage fraud for utilizing those retirement funds as down payments on two vacation properties located in Florida.
Reported by HarborBeat based on Yahoo (source).
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