NAACP calls on Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby, who was allegedly victimized by Trump

The NAACP and 14 other civil rights organizations called on President Joe Biden in a letter to pardon Marilyn Mosby, a former state’s attorney for Baltimore , on federal charges related to mortgage fraud and perjury.

Mosby was convicted in February of making a false mortgage application in an attempt to secure a lower interest rate, and in November 2023, she was convicted of perjury when she claimed to have suffered a pandemic-related financial setback and withdrew money from her city retirement account. The money was then used to make a down payment on two vacation properties in Florida. Her sentencing is set for May 23, and she faces up to 40 years in prison.

The letter from the NAACP asserts that Mosby was targeted by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice, having endured “political” and “malicious” prosecution.

“We are deeply concerned that the last administration abused their power to advance a meritless indictment against Ms. Mosby and worse, the current administration’s U.S. Department of Justice ignored a clear political motive of the malicious prosecution against Ms. Mosby,” the letter reads.

According to the letter, Mosby vowed to prosecute any federal agent who engaged in unlawful actions after former President Donald Trump threatened to deploy federal agents to Baltimore during the protests following the death of George Floyd. Two months later, Mosby learned she was under federal investigation.

The DOJ argued that because Mosby retained her full salary, she did not require the funds she withdrew from her retirement plan, but the NAACP said she did meet an objective standard qualifying her for withdrawal.

“In contrast, 739 individuals withdrew funds from their retirement accounts without being charged for improper withdrawals, including three within her agency,” the letter reads. “Ms. Mosby was the only person charged.”

The letter describes the charges as a “miscarriage of justice and an example of the last administration’s misuse of authority.”

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While the letter points the blame to the Trump administration, Democratic U.S. attorney Erek Barron brought the charges against Mosby, and the case has been handled by Biden-nominated U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby.

For the past several weeks, Mosby has promoted an online petition calling for Biden to pardon her, and it has received 9,000 signatures so far.