Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of her upcoming sentencing on perjury and mortgage fraud convictions, according to a letter sent to President Joe Biden by the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday.
Mosby, who was convicted on one count of mortgage fraud and two counts of perjury, is set to be sentenced next week.
In February, a federal jury agreed she had made a false statement on a mortgage application for a home in Long Boat Key, Fla.
The verdict came about three months after another jury convicted the once-high-profile prosecutor on two counts of perjury, relating to the withdrawal of COVID funds from the city’s Deferred Compensation Plan.
Prosecutors said she claimed COVID-related financial hardship in order to make early withdrawals from her retirement account. She then used those funds for down payments on two vacation properties in Florida.
Attorneys for the 44-year-old have asked for probation, while prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence.
On Thursday, 60 lawmakers said in a letter sent to the president that Mosby’s prosecution has been politically motivated.
“As a nation that leads by example, our justice system must not be weaponized to prevent progress toward a more perfect union,” Rep. Steven Horsford, a Democrat from Nevada and the chair of the CBC, wrote in the letter, which was obtained by The Baltimore Sun. “We share your desire for racial equity, Mr. President, and this Trump-era prosecution is in direct conflict with a justice system that serves us all.”
According to the letter, Mosby submitted her pardon application on Wednesday.
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