Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Receives Home Detention Sentence

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Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been sentenced to one year of home detention after being convicted of perjury and mortgage fraud. U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby also ordered three years of supervised release and the forfeiture of Mosby's Florida condo. The sentence followed a four-hour hearing and was less than the 20-month prison term sought by prosecutors.

At the sentencing, prosecutors argued for a prison term due to the severity of Mosby's crimes, while her defense requested probation, noting the crimes were not related to her role as State’s Attorney. Her lawyer, Federal Public Defender James Wyda, cited the personal and professional impacts on Mosby, including job loss and possible loss of her law license.

The defense also argued that home detention would be more appropriate, considering the impact of incarceration on Mosby's daughters. They submitted letters from a therapist and a scholar about the effects of maternal incarceration on children, influencing the judge's decision.

Mosby has claimed her innocence and suggested her prosecution was politically motivated, making several media appearances to discuss these views. She did not speak at her sentencing, a choice her lawyer defended as her right while she considers further legal actions, such as an appeal or seeking a pardon.