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GREENBELT, Md. — There is no dispute that former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby obtained roughly $80,000 from her city retirement account by certifying, under the penalties of perjury, that she suffered financial hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic. Nor is there any doubt about how Mosby spent the money from separate withdrawals disbursed to her while COVID-19 raged around ...

A jury is set to decide the perjury case against a former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore. Jurors heard attorneys' closing arguments on Wednesday in the trial of former state's attorney Marilyn Mosby. Prosecutors say Mosby lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access $90,000 in retirement funds. Mosby’s attorneys say she legally obtained and spent the money on two Florida homes. Mosby declined to testify at the trial. Mosby gained a national profile for prosecuting Baltimore police officers after Freddie Gray, a Black man, died in police custody in 2015.

A jury found Marilyn Mosby, once the state’s attorney for Baltimore City, guilty of lying about hardships tied to the pandemic to withdraw retirement funds.

A federal jury has found former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby guilty of perjury.

Jonathan Ernst/ReutersA jury on Thursday found a former top prosecutor for Baltimore guilty of two federal perjury counts for lying about her financial difficulties to receive $90,000 from a restricted city retirement account for people with money troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marilyn Mosby— who made national headlines after prosecuting the Baltimore officers involved in the case of Freddie Gray, a Black man who died in police custody in 2015—was indicted in January 2022, with prosecuto