Baltimore ex-prosecutor’s perjury trial delayed again
February 28, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — After multiple postponements, including most recently because her entire defense team quit, Baltimore’s former top prosecutor is scheduled to stand trial on federal perjury and mortgage fraud counts in November.
Baltimore ex-prosecutor’s perjury trial faces more delays
January 27, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — The federal perjury case against Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, who was scheduled to stand trial in March, likely faces further delays after a judge allowed her entire defense team to quit on Friday.
Ex-prosecutor’s defense team can’t quit now, prosecutors say
January 22, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — After attorneys for Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby asked to stop representing her in an ongoing perjury and mortgage fraud case, federal prosecutors filed a motion Saturday opposing the request.
Baltimore officer faces no charges after killing teen driver
January 18, 2023 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — In one of his first high-profile decisions after taking office earlier this month, Baltimore’s new top prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges against a local police officer who fatally shot a fleeing teenage driver last year.
Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case
October 11, 2022 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee after additional DNA testing excluded him as a suspect in a case chronicled by the hit podcast “Serial.”
‘Serial’ host: Evidence that freed Syed was long available
September 20, 2022 GMTThe creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for two decades said Tuesday that she feels a mix of emotions over how long it took authorities to act on evidence that’s long been available.
Judge sets March 2023 trial for Baltimore’s state’s attorney
September 15, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday set a March trial date for Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is charged with perjury and mortgage fraud.
‘Serial’ case: Prosecutors move to vacate Syed’s conviction
September 15, 2022 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial."
Jury selection canceled for Baltimore prosecutor’s trial
September 14, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday postponed the trial of Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby on perjury and mortgage fraud charges due to a dispute over disclosure of witnesses.
Judge: Prosecutor Mosby violated gag order with online post
August 12, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A judge held Baltimore’s top prosecutor in contempt of court on Friday, finding that she willfully violated a gag order with an Instagram comment about a high-profile murder case involving a defendant set to be tried a fifth time.
Officer once charged in Freddie Gray case gets promoted
August 6, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — One of the six police officers who faced charges in the 2015 deadly arrest of Freddie Gray has been promoted from lieutenant to captain.
Ivan Bates now unopposed for Baltimore state’s attorney
July 29, 2022 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Defense attorney Ivan Bates is now running unopposed for Baltimore state's attorney, after an unaffiliated candidate withdrew from the race on Friday — a week after Bates defeated incumbent prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in the Democratic primary.
Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby defeated in primary
July 23, 2022 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state's attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney.
Teen pleads guilty in Baltimore shooting of Israeli man
June 23, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Israeli man who was visiting Baltimore for a wedding last year.
Rasheed Morris, 17, is the second of three people charged in the May 2021 shooting death of Efraim Gordon, 31, to enter a guilty plea, The Baltimore Sun reported.
Board rules Baltimore council president broke ethics rules
May 13, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s ethics board has ordered the city council president to stop accepting money from a legal defense fund that took donations from at least two city contractors.
Baltimore’s top prosecutor announces reelection bid in video
April 12, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced plans Tuesday to seek reelection as she awaits trial on federal criminal charges stemming from her purchase of two Florida vacation homes.
Baltimore’s top prosecutor granted delay in criminal trial
April 5, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A judge on Tuesday granted a request by Baltimore’s top prosecutor to postpone her trial on federal criminal charges stemming from her purchase of two Florida vacation homes, court documents show.
Baltimore’s top prosecutor seeks delay in her federal trial
April 1, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top prosecutor asked a federal judge on Friday to postpone her trial on charges that she made false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes.
Federal prosecutors push back against Marilyn Mosby’s claims
March 12, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Maryland are pushing back against claims by Baltimore’s top prosecutor that the perjury case against her is personally motivated and factually baseless.
Superseding indictment filed against top Baltimore attorney
March 11, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment on Thursday against Baltimore’s top prosecutor stemming from charges that she made false statements on financial documents to take money from her retirement savings to purchase two Florida vacation homes.
Top Baltimore prosecutor to be tried in May in federal case
February 23, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top prosecutor is scheduled to be tried in May on charges that she made false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes.
Baltimore prosecutor calls charges against her ‘malicious’
February 19, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has asked a federal judge to dismiss an indictment against her, alleging the prosecution has been driven by “malicious personal, political, and even racial animus."
Baltimore’s top prosecutor pleads not guilty in federal case
February 4, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that she made false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes.
Lawyer outlines defense for indicted Baltimore prosecutor
January 18, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor is innocent of federal charges that she lied about the pandemic harming her personal businesses to withdraw money from her retirement savings, her lawyer argued as he defended her purchase of two Florida vacation homes.
High-profile Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby indicted
January 14, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted Baltimore’s top prosecutor Thursday on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the purchase of two Florida vacation homes, the Office of the U.S.
Hogan orders review of funding for Baltimore prosecutor
November 24, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — As part of an effort to address violent crime, Maryland’s governor has ordered a review of funding to Baltimore’s State’s Attorney’s Office and data on dismissed cases and plea deals.
Lists of officers prosecutors won’t call to testify released
October 29, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Two Maryland state’s attorneys released their “do-not-call” lists Friday with the names of nearly 150 current or former police officers that they’ve said their offices won’t call to testify.
2 Baltimore officers indicted in alleged assault of teenager
July 16, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer and his supervising sergeant have been indicted after the officer allegedly body-slammed a teenage suspect onto pavement and threatened to choke him to death as he was struggling to handcuff him, prosecutors announced Friday.
Mosbys’ lawyer attacks federal prosecutors in letter to DOJ
March 23, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — A lawyer for Baltimore's top prosecutor and the City Council president is alleging misconduct by federal prosecutors who are investigating the married couple...
Baltimore’s top prosecutor spent $1M on two Florida homes
March 22, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Records show that Baltimore's top prosecutor has spent more than $1 million to buy two homes in Florida...
Subpoenas target Baltimore’s top prosecutor, city councilman
March 19, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the finances of Baltimore's top prosecutor and her husband, who is city council president...
Cummings remembered as a mentor to many in Baltimore
October 18, 2019 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — The top prosecutor in Baltimore knew exactly where to go for guidance after she made the decision to file charges in an explosive case involving the death of a black man in police custody...
Baltimore prosecutor files petition to erase pot convictions
February 1, 2019 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top prosecutor has filed a rarely used legal petition intended to vacate 3,778 convictions for possession of marijuana, arguing an extraordinary legal strategy is necessary to "right an extraordinary wrong...
Baltimore to no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases
January 29, 2019 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — The state's attorney in Baltimore will no longer prosecute any marijuana possession cases, regardless of the quantity of the drug or an individual's prior criminal record, authorities announced Tuesday...
Baltimore prosecutors drop 187 cases involving corrupt cops
March 23, 2018 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors say they have dropped 187 cases involving eight members of a corrupt gun recovery unit...
Baltimore reviews cases of police accused of planting drugs
July 20, 2017 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top prosecutor announced a review Thursday of nearly 100 cases involving three officers who appear in a body camera video that allegedly shows evidence being fabricated...
Baltimore officer says custody-death charges surprised her
November 18, 2016 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — One of six Baltimore police officers formerly charged in the death of a black man fatally injured in a police van says she was surprised to hear her name when charges were announced.