Mosby is known for soft-on-crime policies including a decision to stop prosecuting ‘low-level crimes’ that her successor has since reversed. During Mosby’s time in office, there were a number of riots that were out of control, however, when then-President Trump proposed sending federal law enforcement agents to cities under fire, she responded by threatening to prosecute the federal agents.
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GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted Tuesday on one count of mortgage fraud, concluding a lengthy criminal trial in which Marilyn Mosby testified she unwittingly made false statements on loan applications to buy two Florida vacation homes.
The jury announced a split verdict Tuesday evening after deliberating most of the day, finding Mosby not guilty on a second mortgage fraud charge, The Baltimore Sun reported.
She was previously convicted on two counts of perjury in a separate criminal trial that took place in November. She hasn’t been sentenced in either case.
The federal criminal charges stemmed from allegations that Mosby claimed a pandemic-related hardship to make early withdrawals from her retirement account, then used that money for down payments on the Florida properties. Prosecutors alleged she repeatedly lied on the mortgage applications.
Mosby served two terms as state’s attorney for Baltimore, earning a national profile for her progressive policies and several high-profile decisions. She brought charges against the police officers involved in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, which ignited widespread protests against police brutality. None were convicted.
Mosby lost re-election in 2022 after being indicted by a federal grand jury.
Her mortgage fraud trial, which began in mid-January, was moved from Baltimore to Greenbelt, Maryland, over concerns potential jurors may have been biased by extensive media coverage of the case.
The trial included emotional testimony from both Mosby and her ex-husband, Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby, who said he lied to her about their outstanding federal tax debt because he was embarrassed.
Marilyn Mosby testified that she didn’t intentionally make any false statements and signed the loan applications in good faith. Having never bought property before, she said she trusted real estate professionals and her husband during a stressful time.
Mosby’s failure to disclose that debt on her loan applications contributed to the mortgage fraud charges, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors also alleged that she lied about receiving a $5,000 gift from her then-husband, which allowed her to secure a lower interest rate.
Leftist CA House of Representatives member Adam Schiff is probably sweating as he reads about this. Christine Bish has alleged that Schiff listed his $1.7M MARYLAND home as his “principal residence” which could represent a case of lying on a federally-insured loan document. So was Adam Schiff not a true resident of California with respect to his House seat, or was he commiting mortgage fraud by claiming the Maryland home as his principal residence?
It is amazing how I don’t believe anything politicians say any more
Not a fan of hers, but as a licensed real estate broker in Maryland, I want to know what lender would give a lower interest rate for the $5k given as a gift vs. an extra down payment directly from the borrower? This goes contrary to my 25 years experience and doesn’t make any sense at all. Lots of missing info on this case, and I don’t know of any lenders who don’t pull a credit report and check for tax liens/judgments. Once they did a search, they would have either declined the loan or approved if the tax lien… Read more »