Court overturns Marilyn Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction but upholds perjury verdicts
- A federal appeals court in Virginia overturned Marilyn Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction but upheld her perjury convictions.
- The court ruled that jury instructions regarding venue were improperly broad, failing to establish a clear link to Maryland.
- This outcome maintains ongoing legal challenges for Mosby and highlights the complexities of prosecuting public officials.
In a significant ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal appellate court overturned the mortgage fraud conviction of Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore State’s Attorney, in a decision reached earlier this year. Marilyn Mosby, who served in her role from 2015 to 2023, gained national recognition for her involvement in high-profile cases against police officers. The ruling focused on errors in jury instructions related to the venue of her crime, which involved a property transaction in Florida. The majority concluded that the government did not sufficiently establish that the offense occurred in Maryland, where the case had been tried. As a result, the court deemed that Mosby is entitled to keep her Longboat Key property, which was under threat of seizure due to the fraud allegations. However, the court did uphold two of her perjury convictions.