Marilyn Mosby, the former state’s attorney for Baltimore, was convicted on Tuesday of mortgage fraud, concluding a lengthy criminal trial in which she testified she unwittingly made false statements on loan applications to buy two Florida vacation homes. She is facing a maximum of 30 years for fraud.
The jury announced a split verdict, finding her guilty on one count of making a false mortgage application in connection to a condominium in Long Boat Key, Florida, and not guilty on another count related to a vacation home in Kissimmee, Florida, according to the Department of Justice.
According to the prosecutors, Mosby made false statements on the loan forms to buy two vacation homes in Florida. She had withdrawn money from her retirement fund early by citing a hardship caused by the pandemic.
Both she and her former spouse, the head of Baltimore’s City Council Nick Mosby, gave moving statements at the trial. He admitted that he had hidden their unpaid taxes from her out of shame.
The former prosecutor also claimed that she was not trying to lie and that she acted honestly when she filled out the loan forms. She explained that she had no experience in buying property and that she relied on the experts and her spouse.
Marilyn Mosby, who served two terms as the top prosecutor for Baltimore from 2015 to 2023, was also found guilty of lying (perjury) under oath in another trial in November last year and may get up to five years for each perjury charge.
