Former Baltimore Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s entire legal team has asked a federal judge to resign as the city’s top prosecutor.
Attorney A. Scott Bolden, who was formerly part of Mosby’s legal team, said he was withdrawing from the case due to contempt of court charges directed at him in the former prosecutor’s case, according to FOX 45.
Other attorneys have yet to give reasons for dropping the case, but have called for a public defense attorney to be appointed.
In his filing, Bolden said he needed to focus on defending himself against contempt of court after airing criticism of the court and taunting him while sharing confidential jury information.
“To do so, Mr. Bolden must, of course, focus on his own interests and not those of his client, Mr. Mosby,” Bolden said. Representation of Mr. (and Reed Smith’s entire team) is effectively restricted as a result of Mr. Bolden’s legitimate personal interest in the outcome of his own future contempt litigation in court. restricted.”
Baltimore attorney Marilyn Mosby indicted on federal charges
FILE – Baltimore attorney Marilyn Mosby, who was indicted on federal perjury charges Friday, January 14, 2022, addresses the media outside her office.
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“Ms Mosby is entitled to an effective, non-disputed defense attorney, and if that attorney requires time to prepare, regardless of the government’s interest in maintaining the current trial schedule, that Such time must be provided for a constitutionally valid Sixth Amendment right to a nondisputed attorney,” Bolden added in the filing.
Mosby was indicted in 2022 by the federal government for false mortgage applications and perjury related to the purchase of a vacation home in Florida.
She pleads not guilty to all charges.
According to court documents, Mosby lied while citing the coronavirus hardship as a reason for debiting the city’s retirement account. Mosby certifies that it has met at least one eligibility to sell under the CARES Act and[ed] Statements and authorizations made in this request under penalty of perjury.”
Former Baltimore Supreme Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby’s Request to Change Venue in Perjury Trial Denied
Maryland Attorney Marilyn Mosby said at a press conference in Baltimore in December 2019.
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Mosby requested two one-off withdrawals of $40,000 and $50,000 from the city’s retirement account, resulting in $36,000 and $45,000 in her bank account, which she transferred to Florida. It claims to have been used as a down payment for two separate villas. .
The former prosecutor received a full salary of $247,955.58 from January 1, 2020 to December 29, 2020, so he did not face any financial ramifications from the coronavirus pandemic.
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FILE – In this October 23, 2019 file photo, Maryland Attorney Marilyn Mosby (left) speaks during a hearing for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
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If convicted, Mosby could face up to five years in prison for two counts of perjury and up to 30 years in prison for each of two false mortgage applications.
