Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby blasted for wanting pardon from Biden ahead of May 23 sentencing

WASHINGTON, DC: Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, who could be imprisoned for up to 40 years for perjury and mortgage fraud, said she wanted President Joe Biden to pardon her, reported Daily Mail.

In a recent interview with MSNBC's Joy Reid, the convicted ex-DA asserted she did "absolutely nothing wrong, nothing illegal, nothing criminal," seeking a presidential pardon, which she deemed "appropriate."

"I'm confident that this administration will see past the political sort of attacks and why I've been convicted," Mosby said.

She was convicted of three counts, two for perjury for illegally withdrawing funds from the city's retirement system and another one for mortgage fraud for lying on a mortgage application to buy two Florida homes. She will be sentenced on May 23.

The case against Marilyn Mosby

In January 2022, the former DA faced her first indictment for withdrawing $90,000 from the retirement system under the CARES Act, falsely claiming COVID-19-related financial struggles. These funds could be only withdrawn in cases of reduction in one's income due to pandemic-related layoffs or quarantining. Mosby, however, reportedly received a full salary throughout the period with a raise.

Furthermore, she was found guilty of lying on her mortgage application to purchase a $428,000 home in Long Boat Key and a home in Kissimmee, Florida. Prosecutors said she falsely claimed that she received a $5000 gift card from her then-husband, Nick Mosby, to get a lower interest rate.

During the trial, prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky accused Mosby of frequently lying on the mortgage applications. "She was the top prosecutor in the city of Baltimore and oversaw hundreds of lawyers," he said in court. "You know what prosecutors know a lot about? Fraud. Mortgage fraud."

Marilyn Mosby on charges against her

Despite the court finding her guilty on the fraud charges, Mosby had a different view on why she would be punished.

The 44-year-old ex-prosecutor argued that the conviction against her was a "political attack" because of her actions in relation to the controversial death of Freddie Gray in 2015. She said her decision to charge the law enforcement officials involved in a 25-year-old Black man's death due to spinal cord injury while in police custody was why she "found herself on the other side of the courtroom." 

Mosby charged the six police officers who arrested Gray after her initial inaction led to riots and looting in Baltimore.

Blaming the charges against her on her past actions, Mosby told Reid, "If they can do this to Marilyn Mosby, who had the audacity to challenge the status quo, they can do this to anybody."

"I want this justice system that I fought so hard to equalize and to balance the scales of justice, where the business model is based off the backs of black and brown people," she added.

Regarding the presidential pardon, the former prosecutor said, "To be separated from my children for 40 years as a result of withdrawing $90,000 of my own money, it just makes absolutely no sense."

She has not yet submitted an application for pardon to the Office of the Pardon Attorney but reportedly promoted an online petition to Biden that amassed nearly 10,000 signatures. 

Internet reacts

Netizens slammed Mosby for wanting a presidential pardon while awaiting her sentencing later this month.

One user wrote, "Bahahahahaha. What a dummie." Another remarked, "Worst DA ever! Good riddance! I hope your stay in prison is Hell."

"She deserves more than 40 years No pardon," a user fumed. One response read, "She should at the very least loose her license and pay back ALL the money she stole with interest!! And a year in prison seems fair. She clearly thought to be above the law."

Another added, "These people ruin society itself. They should be made an example to others."

"She should get hammered at sentencing for taking no responsibility," said one outraged user. Meanwhile, another individual said, "She was an attorney. She knows the law. Throw her in jail. No pity from me."

Another user wrote, "First of all, Mosby is scared to death; that much is obvious. But, being first and foremost an unprincipled opportunist (and not all that smart) she is doubling down on a failed strategy, and taking a big risk by doing so. Reid's portrayal of her as a martyr is disgusting."

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