A federal jury convicted Marilyn Mosby, 44, of Baltimore, on the charge of making a false mortgage application when she was Baltimore City state’s attorney, relating to the purchase of a condominium in Long Boat Key, Fla. The jury acquitted her of making a false mortgage application related to her purchase of a home in Kissimmee, Fla.
According to the evidence presented at trial, in February 2021, Mosby made a false statement in an application for a $428,400 mortgage to purchase a condominium in Long Boat Key, Fla. As part of the application, Mosby falsely stated that she had received a $5,000 gift from her husband to be applied to the purchase of the property. According to the evidence presented at trial, Mosby made this statement in order to secure a lower interest rate. According to the evidence presented at trial, Mosby did not receive a $5,000 gift from her husband, but rather transferred $5,000 to him, and he then transferred the $5,000 back to her.
The conviction was announced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron; Acting Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office.
On Nov. 9, 2023, Mosby was previously convicted on two counts of perjury related to the withdrawal of funds from the city of Baltimore’s Deferred Compensation Plan, when she claimed she suffered adverse financial consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic while she was Baltimore City state’s attorney. Mosby faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each of the two counts of perjury.
Barron commended the FBI and IRS-CI agents for their work in the investigation and thanked the Baltimore city office of the inspector general for its assistance. Barron also praised Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean Delaney and Aaron Zelinsky for their focus and hard work throughout the case.