Court Overturns Ex-State Attorney’s Mortgage Fraud Conviction but Upholds Perjury Convictions
MARYLAND, JUL 11 – The 4th Circuit overturned Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction due to jury instruction errors but upheld perjury convictions linked to false pandemic hardship claims, affecting $90,000 withdrawn funds.
- On Friday, the federal appellate court handling the case overturned Marilyn Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction while affirming two separate perjury convictions.
- In a 2-1 decision, the court found the jury instruction regarding venue to be incorrect, concluding there was insufficient proof the offense occurred within the Maryland trial jurisdiction.
- Mosby, former Baltimore State's Attorney from 2015 to 2023, gained national attention for charging officers in Freddie Gray's 2015 death and has maintained her innocence.
- Prosecutors stated that Mosby misrepresented a $5,000 gift from her then-husband on a home mortgage application, leading to her conviction on charges including perjury related to real estate transactions.
- The appeal vacated a forfeiture order on Mosby's Florida condo and leaves open possible retrial, while her law license remains in question amid calls for revocation.
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Court overturns Marilyn Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction but upholds perjury convictions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a mortgage fraud conviction of former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who gained a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man's death. But the court upheld two…
Ex-Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has mortgage fraud conviction overturned, perjury convictions upheld
By JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction was overturned by a federal appeals court Friday, though her convictions for perjury were upheld, according to court documents. Mosby was sentenced to three years of probation and a year of house arrest in May 2024 after she was found guilty of perjury in November 2023 and of mortgage fraud i…
Ex-top Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby wins fraud appeal
A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the mortgage fraud conviction of Marilyn Mosby, the once-prominent Baltimore state’s attorney who rose to national attention after the 2015 death of Freddie Gray — but upheld the guilty verdicts on her perjury charges. In a 2-1 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the jury in Mosby’s trial received “erroneously overbroad” instructions about venue. The case, tried in Maryland in early …
Former City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has mortgage fraud conviction overturned
A judge vacated one of the two federal convictions involving former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. An appeals court ruled the jury was given the wrong instructions regarding the mortgage fraud case. The perjury conviction against Mosby will stand. Since the mortgage fraud conviction was overturned, Mosby will get to keep the condo. Prosecutors could ask the full appeals court to reconsider Mosby’s appeal. Mosby recently finished …
Appeals court overturns Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction, upholds perjury charges - Maryland Matters
A federal appeals court gave former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby a partial win Friday, overturning her 2024 conviction for mortgage fraud but upholding perjury convictions in connection with the purchase of two Florida homes.
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