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Former Baltimore Prosecutor Faces Retrial After Appeal Ruling
27 Sep, 2025
Summary
- Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction vacated, perjury convictions upheld
- Prosecutors and Mosby seek rehearing by full appeals court
- Mosby claims she's the only person prosecuted under CARES Act
On September 27, 2025, a federal appeals court made a significant ruling in the case of former Baltimore state's attorney Marilyn Mosby. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit had previously vacated Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction in July, but upheld two perjury convictions against her.
The court found Mosby guilty of lying about experiencing financial hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic in order to withdraw retirement funds and purchase $1 million worth of properties in Florida. However, the appeals court determined that prosecutors had failed to prove the mortgage fraud charges.
Now, both Mosby and federal prosecutors have filed petitions seeking a rehearing by the full appeals court. Mosby's attorneys argue that she is "the only person in the nation ever prosecuted under the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)," which allowed people to withdraw retirement funds without penalty during the pandemic.
In contrast, federal prosecutors contend that Mosby, who was serving as Baltimore's state's attorney at the time, "had not experienced any such consequences," and even earned a larger salary in 2020 than the previous year. The outcome of the rehearing could determine whether Mosby faces a retrial on the overturned fraud charges.
