Marilyn Mosby, the former top prosecutor for Baltimore, has been convicted on one count of mortgage fraud after a federal jury found that she lied on an application to purchase a vacation home in Longboat Key, Florida, in 2021. However, she was acquitted on a second charge of fraud related to the purchase of another home in Kissimmee, Florida. This split verdict came after a trial that highlighted Mosby’s actions during the pandemic, including her claim of pandemic-related hardship to make early withdrawals from her retirement account, which she then used as down payments for the Florida properties. Despite her defense that she did not intentionally make false statements on the mortgage applications, prosecutors pointed out inconsistencies, including a failure to disclose $69,000 in unpaid federal taxes and misrepresenting a $5,000 transaction as a gift to secure a lower interest rate. Mosby, who gained national recognition for her progressive policies and for charging police officers after the death of Freddie Gray in 2015, faces up to 30 years in prison but has not yet been sentenced. The case has drawn significant attention, partly due to Mosby’s high-profile role in Baltimore and the broader discussions about accountability and justice.
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