Former City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, recently released from home detention, is adamant that she committed no wrongdoing. Speaking on the Native Land podcast, Mosby addressed her perjury and mortgage fraud convictions, which she claims have left her financially devastated.
“They tried to break me on so many different levels and make an example of me for what I stood for,” Mosby said. “Had absolutely nothing to do with anything I did wrong. I withdrew my own retirement savings that I put away every two weeks to buy property. That was the extent of what I was accused of.”
Mosby, who was convicted by a federal jury, expressed the personal toll the legal battles have taken on her life. “I lost everything. I lost my marriage, I lost my career. I lost my house, I lost my car, I lost my home. It was a lot,” she said.
Sean Kennedy of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, a long-time observer of Mosby’s legal career, criticized her stance. “Somehow Marilyn Mosby believes losing her car and losing her house makes her the victim? I wanna introduce her to some real victims here,” Kennedy said. He further accused Mosby of dishonesty, stating, “Marilyn Mosby lied in order to steal in order to profit.”
Mosby also criticized current City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, accusing him of using her situation for political gain. “Ivan Bates has used this opportunity to try to hurt me,” Mosby said, referencing an attorney grievance complaint Bates filed against her regarding the Adnan Syed murder case. Mosby’s office had previously convinced a judge to vacate Syed’s conviction.
“The newly elected state’s attorney is playing politics. Just like Trump,” Mosby said. “He ran on a platform of reversing everything in my office that I did.”
Kennedy, however, praised Bates, stating, “Ivan Bates is, who he has always been, and is proving that successfully. Violent crime is down because of Ivan Bates.”
Despite the challenges, Mosby expressed no bitterness about her situation. “What happened to me I have no bitterness in my heart….I have nothing but gratitude,” she said. Mosby did not reveal any future plans.
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