Former Baltimore City State`s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is being charged with perjury and making false mortgage applications, had her entire defense team quit last month, forcing a judge to delay her trial until November according to a court order issued on Monday.
(Video Credit: WJZ) Mosby pleaded not guilty to the charges last year.
Those charges contend that she falsely claimed a financial hardship during the pandemic in order to withdraw $90,000 from her retirement accounts.
They also claim that Mosby lied on mortgage applications when she didn`t disclose unpaid federal taxes, according to Fox News.
Scott Bolden quit in January after US District Court Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby threatened to hold him in contempt of court, resulting in another delay of the trial.
21 order issued by US District Judge Richard D.
(Video Credit: WJZ) After being charged in court, Mosby lost her reelection bid in 2022 during the Democratic primary.
After Mosby`s entire team of six private defense lawyers asked to withdraw from her case, Griggsby allowed the team to do so.
Public Defender James Wyda stated in February, when the parties first signaled a fall trial date, that Mosby was “anxious to put this matter behind her as quickly as possible,” according to The Baltimore Banner.
Jury selection for Mosby`s trial is slated to begin on Oct.
Mosby`s trial date was pushed back again to give her new attorney time to get up to speed.
It`s the fourth trial date to be set in the case.
If Mosby is convicted she could serve up to five years in prison for the perjury charge and up to 30 years for making false mortgage applications.
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