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Feb 27, 2020 · Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Catherine Elizabeth Pugh, age 69, of Baltimore, Maryland, to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and two counts of tax evasion.
May 11, 2021 · May 10, 2021 / 11:55 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Two years ago this month, Catherine Pugh resigned as mayor of Baltimore in disgrace. The once-powerful politician is now serving...
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Feb 27, 2020 · February 27, 2020 / 5:15 PM EST / CBS Baltimore. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of probation after...
Nov 22, 2019 · BALTIMORE — Former Baltimore mayor Catherine E. Pugh pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud-and-tax-evasion conspiracies to illegally hide profits from sales of her children’s books to enhance her...
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Prosecutors said an investigation into Pugh began in February 2017 based on accusations she used her children's books as a ruse to raise money for her mayoral campaign and a new house. The case never went to trial and the government's 90-page filing was loaded with details of what likely would have been used against Pugh in court. Although Pugh's l...
Pugh said she turned a blind eye and overlooked some things, but nothing more specific to explain her conduct. Judge Deborah Chasnow saw the case as a serious breach of trust. "This wasn't tiny mistake. This became a very large fraud," she said. In court, Pugh apologized and said she takes responsibility: "I did turn a blind eye ... No one is more ...
Former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke was one of five people who spoke in court Thursday as a character witness for Pugh. He doesn't think Pugh will be in prison for as long as she was sentenced. "Given her age, it is likely that Mayor Pugh will be out in about 15 months," Schmoke said. Schmoke based that off the fact Pugh will be 70 years old by the...
Pugh was federally indictedon conspiracy to commit wire fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and two counts of tax evasion. Pugh was charged on Nov. 14, 2019, and the charges were made public Nov. 20, 2019. Pugh entered a guilty pleaNov. 21, 2019, to four of the 11 federal charges filed against her -- fraud an...
Feb 27, 2020 · Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET. Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday. It was just months ago that she pleaded guilty to federal fraud, tax and...
Feb 27, 2020 · Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who held elected offices in Baltimore for two decades and was elevated by voters to lead the city after the upheaval of 2015, was sentenced to three years...
