Marilyn Mosby, the ex-Baltimore City State’s Attorney, has been spared from imprisonment for committing perjury and mortgage fraud.
As per CBS, the judge’s ruling on Thursday states that Mosby will instead be under supervised release for three years, with 12 months to be spent in home confinement. Mosby and her followers responded with relief and joy after hearing the news.
Early Life & Education
Marilyn Mosby was born on January 22, 1980, in the Boston region. She was raised by her grandparents as her parents were very young when she was born.
After graduating from Dover-Sherborn High School, she continued her education at Tuskegee University in Alabama thanks to a scholarship.
Marilyn’s curiosity for the law was sparked when her cousin, who was only 17 years old, was tragically killed in front of her due to a case of mistaken identity. Her family background, with both her father and grandfather serving as police officers, may have also influenced her interest in the legal field.
At the age of 20, Marilyn obtained a degree from Tuskegee University in Alabama. Later on, she completed her Juris Doctor degree at Boston College Law School.
Marilyn Mosby’s Career
Between 2005 and 2011, Marilyn Mosby worked as a law clerk and assisted the State’s Attorney in Baltimore. She declared her candidacy for the position of State’s Attorney for Baltimore in 2013.
In the Democratic primary, she ran against the current State’s Attorney, Gregg L. Bernstein, and won with 55% of the votes. She had no Republican opponent in the final election.
With 94% of the vote, Marilyn Mosby emerged victorious in the general election, defeating Independent candidate Russell A. Neverdon Sr. who ran a write-in campaign. Upon her election, Mosby became the youngest top prosecutor in a major US city.
On January 8, 2015, she was officially sworn into office. In the early days of her first term, Mosby implemented changes in her office based on innovative strategies used in New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
In January 2019, she declared that her department would cease prosecuting people for possessing marijuana, regardless of the amount. Additionally, she stated that she would clear approximately 5,000 convictions for marijuana possession.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she declared that her department would cease prosecuting individuals for drug possession, prostitution, minor traffic infractions, and other minor offenses in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus within Baltimore’s correctional facilities.
She announced in March 2021 that she planned to make the temporary experiment a permanent solution, as she believed it did not result in an increase in serious crimes. On April 12, 2022, Mosby declared her candidacy for a third term as State’s Attorney. However, she lost the Democratic primary on July 19 to defense attorney Ivan Bates.
Legal Troubles
Marilyn Mosby has been facing legal charges for perjury and mortgage fraud. Despite facing a potential 40-year prison term, Mosby ultimately received a significantly reduced sentence.
The prosecution had suggested a 20-month imprisonment, alleging that Marilyn Mosby had committed perjury while withdrawing from a retirement account and had committed mortgage fraud by fabricating records related to a $5,000 gift from her husband, Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby.
As a result of her actions as a mother and the fact that her offenses were nonviolent, Judge Lydia K. Griggsby has ruled that Mosby will be required to surrender her Florida condominium and retain only 10% of the profits, in accordance with the 10% down payment she made when obtaining the mortgage.
Mosby expressed her heartfelt gratitude to her supporters. She said,
“I just want to say from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. Thank you for the fight.”
“Thank you for the federal public defender team who so eloquently advocated on my behalf… I swear God sent angels into my life.”
In addition, Mosby’s daughters expressed gratitude to their supporters and commended their mother. The oldest daughter of Marylin Mosby shared that her mother’s work as a prosecutor served as motivation for her own career aspirations. Following the judge’s ruling, a group of Mosby’s supporters congregated outside the courthouse in a prayer circle, rejoicing over the outcome.
