Ex-Baltimore mayor’s request to delay prison start granted

March 10, 2020 Leave a comment

Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, second from left, and her attorney Steven Silverman, left, leave a sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Pugh was sentenced to three years in federal prison for arranging fraudulent sales of her self-published children's books to nonprofits and foundations to promote her political career. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

A federal judge has granted an incarceration delay request for a former Baltimore mayor who pleaded guilty to fraud charges involving sales of her children's books.

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After sentencing, Pugh says she hopes to rebuild her life

February 27, 2020 Leave a comment

Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh speaks to reporters after her sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Pugh was sentenced to three years in federal prison for arranging fraudulent sales of her self-published children's books to nonprofits and foundations to promote her political career. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Catherine Pugh entered courtroom 1A of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in downtown Baltimore Thursday morning wearing a white dress, black boots and her head held high.

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Former Baltimore mayor Pugh sentenced to 3 years in prison

February 27, 2020 Leave a comment

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud and tax evasion Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Chasanow handed down the punishment to Pugh, who pleaded guilty last year to four counts involving conspiracy ...

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Pugh attorneys, supporters seek leniency in sentencing

February 14, 2020 Leave a comment

FILE - In this June 8, 2018 file photo, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh addresses a gathering during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston. Baltimore’s acting leader has ordered an audit of a local nonprofit’s management of a $12 million youth fund after the organization was tied to the purchase and distribution of a portion of embattled Mayor Catherine Pugh’s hard-to-find illustrated books for children. The audit of Associated Black Charities’ work and a freeze of legislation that would renew its management of the taxpayer-financed fund comes as the first-term mayor is embroiled in an image-tarnishing scandal that threatens her political career. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

With prosecutors asking for nearly five years of incarceration for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, her attorneys and supporters are seeking leniency, urging the judge in charge of Pugh’s sentencing next week to recognize her career of public service ...

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Prosecutors seek 57-month sentence for former mayor Pugh

February 13, 2020 Leave a comment

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 57-month prison sentence for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in November. Pugh is set to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow on ...

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Former mayor Pugh charged with perjury on state disclosure forms

December 18, 2019 Leave a comment

Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, left, leaves U.S. District Court in Baltimore with her attorney Steven Silverman on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. An 11-count federal indictment accuses Pugh of arranging fraudulent sales of her "Healthy Holly" books to schools, libraries and a medical system to enrich herself, promote her political career and fund her run for mayor. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has been charged with perjury for allegedly failing to disclose her interest in her children’s book company on financial disclosure statements required during her time in the state legislature. The Maryland Office of the State ...

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Baltimore to continue using lease program with Grant Capital

December 18, 2019 1 Comment

Baltimore will continue financing major purchases through a master lease program with a financier whose relationship with former Mayor Catherine Pugh has drawn scrutiny.

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Pugh pleads guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges

November 21, 2019 Leave a comment

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was subdued as she pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and tax evasion in federal court, where prosecutors laid out more than a decade of abuse of her elected positions in state and city government. Pugh ...

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Indictment against Pugh alleges years-long scheme

November 20, 2019 Leave a comment

U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur announces an 11-count indictment against former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh on Wednesday. At left is Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming; Behind them is Assistant U.S. Attorney Martin Clarke, who leads the fraud and corruption section for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore. (The Daily Record / Bryan P. Sears)

A federal grand jury has indicted former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on 11 counts, U.S. Attorney Robert Hur announced.

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Baltimore mayor who resigned sells home for $75,000

October 3, 2019 Leave a comment

Property records show former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who resigned in May, has sold her Maryland home for less than half of its assessed value.