Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is pushing for a presidential pardon ahead of her sentencing for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions on May 23, with supporters rallying behind her and requesting a pardon from President Biden.
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Marilyn Mosby, the Black electoral infrastructure and prison as weapon against Black people
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore State’s Attorney, was prosecuted and convicted by the law enforcement establishment for her stance on criminal justice reform, and her conviction has been criticized as a political punishment for her efforts to challenge the racist policies of the law enforcement establishment.
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Petition calls on Biden to grant pardon to former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
A petition calling on President Joe Biden to grant a full pardon to former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is facing 40 years in federal prison for fraud charges, has gathered over 2,700 signatures, with notable figures like the National Congress of Black Women backing it.
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Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby convicted of mortgage fraud
By Mekhi Abbottmabbott@afro.com After a day of deliberation, former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was found guilty of making false statements to a mortgage lender by federal jurors in the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. on Feb. 6. The jury acquitted Mosby of fraud regarding the first of two properties she purchased in Florida, […]
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Closing arguments made, Mosby’s trial goes to juryÂ
By Deborah BaileyAFRO Contributing Editor dbailey@afro.com At the end of the longest day of the Marilyn Mosby vs. the United States at the District Court House in Greenbelt, Md., the former Baltimore State’s Attorney’s fate now rests in the hands of the jury. Closing arguments on Feb. 5 extended well into the afternoon with U.S. government […]
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Marilyn Mosby’s second federal trial comes down to the juryÂ
By Deborah BaileyContributing Editor Marilyn Mosby, a former Baltimore City state’s attorney, will soon face a verdict in the second of two federal trials that will change the trajectory of her life. The 44-year-old rose to power as the youngest state’s attorney of a major city in 2015. Just months later, Mosby was thrust into […]
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Prosecutors Drop All Remaining Charges in Freddie Gray Case
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors dropped the remaining charges Wednesday against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a conviction. Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state’s attorney, pauses while speaking during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. Mosby announced criminal charges against all […]
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Weary of Protest, Baltimore Activists Seek Change Elsewhere
BALTIMORE (AP) — Under the beating summer sun, retired steelworker Arthur B. Johnson Jr. stood outside the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore, clutching the fraying wooden handle of a homemade sign. In this June 9, 2016 file photo, Arthur B. Johnson Jr., of Baltimore, demonstrates alone outside Baltimore’s Courthouse East on the first day of […]