Marilyn Mosby Convicted on Perjury Charges in High-Profile Trial

Former Baltimore City state's attorney Marilyn Mosby has been found guilty on both federal perjury counts after a jury deliberated for hours. Mosby was indicted in January 2022 on charges of perjury and mortgage fraud. Prosecutors argued that she lied about a COVID-19 financial hardship to withdraw $90,000 from a restricted city retirement account for personal gain. Mosby's defense claimed that her travel business suffered due to the pandemic. She faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each perjury count. The trial was postponed multiple times, and a public defender was appointed after her defense attorneys withdrew from the case.