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Feds Charge Baltimore State’s Attorney With Lying on COVID Loan Application

Marilyn Mosby allegedly said she had suffered financial hardship due to the pandemic, but her salary never decreased. In fact, it rose, an indictment says.

The Baltimore State’s Attorney lied on her application for a COVID-19 hardship loan, a federal indictment returned Thursday alleges. Marilyn Mosby, 41, attested under penalty of perjury that she had “experienced adverse financial consequences” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on an application form to pull funds from her retirement account without a penalty. But her salary of nearly $250,000 per year had actually never decreased, the indictment alleges. In actuality, it rose from roughly $240,000 in 2019, and she continued to receive full pay throughout pandemic. Nevertheless, Mosby allegedly withdrew $40,000 from her retirement account without suffering the tax penalties she would have under normal circumstances. The indictment also charges her with making false statements on a mortgage application to lower interest rates, allegedly claiming a vacation home in Florida was a second home when, in fact, she had already made arrangements to rent it out. She’s charged with two counts of perjury and two counts of making a false statement.