BALTIMORE — Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh pleaded guilty on Thursday to tax evasion and other federal charges related to sales of self-published children’s books as part of an illegal scheme to fund her political career. She pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud. Prosecutors said the conspiracy began when Pugh was a state representative and persisted after her election as mayor. The former mayor appeared in a packed court room in Baltimore on Thursday afternoon dressed in dark clothing and flanked by her attorneys. If convicted, Pugh faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the wire fraud conspiracy and for each count of wire fraud.

Source: National Post November 21, 2019 19:26 UTC