Baltimore City's Top Prosecutor Enters Plea On Perjury, False Statement Charges

BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby pleaded not guilty Friday to four federal charges.

Mosby, 42, was indicted a little more than three weeks ago on federal charges of perjury and making false statements on loan applications.

The day after she was indicted, Mosby said she was innocent and would fight the charges in court.

"We're going to be asking for a speedy trial within 60 days," her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, said during a remote proceeding held at 1:30 p.m. by the U.S. District Court of Maryland.

"This is a politically charged case," Bolden said. "My client is in the middle of a reelection campaign."

Mosby was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

Should she run for a third term, the primary for the 2022 election is June 28. So far, nobody has filed for candidacy for Baltimore state's attorney, according to the State Board of Elections.

He said he planned to request documents from prosecutors next week, and attorneys expected the trial to last four days. Prosecutors said they were not seeking to detain Mosby before the trial.

U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson, who presided over the hearing, said the attorneys would need to file their requests for discovery materials by Feb. 18, and they would participate in a conference call with a judge Feb. 23.

The case stems from financial activities conducted by Mosby during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the four-count indictment, prosecutors allege Mosby lied to obtain money made available through the CARES Act and gave false statements to obtain mortgages on homes in Florida.

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