Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby federally indicted on perjury charges

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is now facing federal charges of perjury and making a false statement on a loan application.

A federal indictment was announced Thursday.

Mosby is accused of lying about experiencing COVID-related hardship on an application where she asked to withdraw $40,000 from her Baltimore City retirement account.

The indictment claims that she did not actually have any financial hardship due to coronavirus, as required by the form.

She is also charged with making false statements to influence a mortgage company, in connection with a vacation home in Florida. She allegedly failed to disclose that she owed "significant amounts of federal taxes" on a mortgage application.

Mosby's attorney, A. Scott Bolden, released a statement:

"Marilyn Mosby is innocent, has been innocent, and we look forward to defending her in the court of law, and presenting evidence of her innocence to a jury of her peers. We will fight these charges vigorously, and I remain confident that once all the evidence is presented, that she will prevail against these bogus charges—charges that are rooted in personal, political and racial animus five months from her election."

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Bolden said that there may not have been an indictment if the U.S. Attorney's Office met with him. "However, they refused our numerous requests, refused to inform us as to whether evidence of Ms. Mosby’s innocence that we provided to them, was ever was presented to the grand jury, nor would the office engage us in any discussion whatsoever, prior to the filing of this indictment," said Bolden in a statement.

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