Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby avoided jail time on Thursday after a judge sentenced her to home detention and supervised release after she was convicted of perjury and mortgage fraud, according to local reports. The Baltimore Sun reported that U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Mosby to a year of home detention and three years of supervised release, despite prosecutors seeking a sentence of 20 months in prison for the former state’s attorney.
In November, Mosby was convicted of two counts of perjury by a federal jury after she falsely claimed financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to withdraw money from the city’s retirement fund. The publication reported that Griggsby handed down the sentence after a nearly 4-hour hearing, where Mosby's attorneys asked for probation for their client, and prosecutors sought prison time. 'I've done nothing wrong.
Her campaign for clemency has been supported by the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP. Mosby rose to national prominence in 2015 after she charged six police officers in relation to the death of Freddie Gray. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP She was also ordered on Thursday to forfeit her Florida condo. Fox News Digital's Timothy H.J. Nerozzi, Louis Casiano and Lucas Tomlinson contributed to this report.
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