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Mosby’s Florida condo fraud case ends, but perjury convictions stand

A federal judge dismissed the mortgage-fraud charge against former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby after prosecutors declined to retry it. Her two perjury convictions remain in place following the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear her appeal.

Mosby’s Florida condo fraud case ends, but perjury convictions stand

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the mortgage-fraud charge against former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, formally ending that part of the case after prosecutors said they would not seek a new trial.

U.S. District Judge Lydia Griggsby granted the government’s request to dismiss the count with prejudice, which bars another prosecution on that charge. Mosby agreed to the request through her attorneys. The judge will issue an amended judgment reflecting the dismissal and an earlier ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

The charge concerned a $5,000 gift letter used in connection with Mosby’s purchase of a condominium in Longboat Key, Florida. The Fourth Circuit overturned the mortgage-fraud conviction last year, finding that jurors had received flawed instructions about where the alleged crime could be prosecuted. The appeals court also vacated a forfeiture order related to the condominium.

Mosby said in a statement that she was grateful the case had reached its end, calling the dismissal a victory. “I thank GOD that this painful chapter of my life is finally over,” she said. She added that she continues to fight to keep her law license.

The dismissal does not affect Mosby’s two perjury convictions. Those convictions arose from two withdrawals totaling $40,000 from her city retirement account during the COVID-19 pandemic. A jury found that she falsely claimed pandemic-related financial hardship to avoid an early-withdrawal penalty. The U.S. Supreme Court declined earlier this month to hear her appeal, leaving the convictions in place.

Mosby has denied wrongdoing and described the prosecution as politically motivated. She was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release, including 12 months of home detention. Her supervised-release term ended in July 2025.

Prosecutors and Mosby’s lawyers asked the judge to amend the judgment without holding another sentencing hearing, saying she had completed her sentence and a hearing would have no practical effect. The government also asked to reduce her special assessment from $300 to $200.

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