Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, seeking to overturn her convictions related to mortgage fraud and perjury, as well as a forfeiture order concerning her condominium.
On Friday, a panel of three judges, including Judge Paul V. Niemeyer, Judge G. Steven Agee, and Judge Stephanie D. Thacker, heard arguments from Mosby’s legal team. Her attorney, Daniel Volchok, argued that the district court made errors regarding the venue instructions and the admissibility of evidence concerning how Mosby utilized funds withdrawn from her retirement account.
Volchok contended that the evidence presented was irrelevant and, if deemed relevant, its potential to confuse the jury and cause unfair prejudice outweighed its probative value. Mosby’s brief further claimed that the district court improperly admitted details of her perjury convictions, asserting that such information was excessively prejudicial due to the similarity of the alleged conduct in both trials.
In response, prosecutors argued that the evidence clearly supported the venue choice, stating that Mosby lived and worked in Baltimore and had extensive financial transactions in the area. They highlighted her active usage of debit and credit cards, which indicated she had not left Baltimore in the months leading up to the charges.
In February 2024, a federal jury found Mosby guilty of lying about a financial gift in a letter related to her purchase of a condominium in Florida, which prosecutors claimed was funded by her own money. She had previously been convicted of perjury in November 2023 for misrepresenting her financial status to withdraw funds from her city retirement account under the federal CARES Act.
Following her convictions, U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby sentenced Mosby to one year of home detention and three years of supervised release. Additionally, she ruled that 90% of Mosby’s Longboat Key condominium was subject to criminal forfeiture.
During her tenure as Baltimore’s top prosecutor, Mosby previously sought a presidential pardon. The Maryland Supreme Court has allowed her to retain her law license while her appeal is pending.
Reported by HarborBeat based on Maryland Daily Record (source).
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