The Maryland Bar Counsel has filed a petition to suspend former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s law license. The action follows alleged misuse of her finances during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new petition, filed Tuesday, asks the Maryland Supreme Court to suspend Mosby immediately. The request is based on her being found guilty of a “serious crime” as defined under state ethics rules for lawyers.
The petition requests Mosby to “be suspended immediately from the practice of law pending the imposition of sentence and entry of a judgment of conviction.”
Mosby, known for prosecuting Baltimore police officers in the Freddie Gray case, faced perjury charges. The charges stemmed from her alleged false financial statements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mosby was indicted in 2022 and charged with two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements on a loan application. She was found guilty of the two perjury counts last month.
The former top prosecutor allegedly withdrew $90,000 from Baltimore City’s deferred compensation plan in 2020. Mosby then used the $90,000 as down payments to buy a home in Kissimmee, Florida, and a condominium in Longboat Key, Florida.
Mosby also falsely claimed that she had suffered financial hardships from the pandemic despite receiving her full salary of $250,000. Prosecutors said the money in the retirement account is held in a trust and belongs to the city until a planned participant is eligible to make a withdrawal.
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Mosby’s business, Mahogany Elite Enterprises, didn’t suffer financial consequences due to the pandemic. Therefore, they argued she wasn’t entitled to access funds under federal law in 2020. Delaney said Mosby’s business had no clients or revenue. Jury selection for that trial will begin on January 18, 2024.
Mosby would be sentenced once her second federal trial is completed, as ruled by a judge. James Wyda, her criminal case lawyer, hasn’t responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
A. Scott Bolden, Mosby’s former lead defense attorney, quit last month. He did so after U.S. District Court Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby threatened to hold him in contempt of court.
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Bolden faced the judge’s scolding for accusing prosecutors of racial hatred. Additionally, he was criticized for using profanity in an interview and disclosing confidential juror responses in court filings. Mosby lost her reelection bid last year in the Democratic primary after she was charged in federal court.
Mosby controversially instructed her office to cease prosecuting quality-of-life crimes such as drug possession and prostitution during the early pandemic. She argued that this move was necessary to minimize the risk of outbreaks in jails and prisons.
If convicted, Mosby faces up to five years in prison for perjury and up to 30 years for making false mortgage applications.
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