Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was charged on Wednesday with wire fraud a...
BALTIMORE - Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was charged on Wednesday with wire fraud and tax evasion relating to sales of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s book to charities where she worked, federal prosecutors said.
Pugh, 69, who initially defended the arrangement, called it a “regrettable mistake” in March and resigned in May. Federal prosecutors charged Pugh with using the proceeds of the book sales to fund straw donations to her mayoral election campaign and towards the purchase and renovation of a house in Baltimore.
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Former Baltimore Mayor Charged Over Her 'Corrupt' Sale of Healthy Holly Children's BooksRemember former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, who resigned in May amidst an ever-growing scandal over how she personally enriched herself by having local organizations, including the University of Maryland Medical System, buy copies of her *checks notes* self-published Healthy Holly children’s books? Now, federal prosecutors have charged Pugh with eleven counts of fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy over her “corrupt” sale of Healthy Holly books to groups and businesses that, as the Justice Department noted, “did business or attempted to do business with the Maryland and Baltimore City governments.”
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Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Indicted For FraudI’m a San Francisco-based reporter covering breaking news at Forbes. Previously, I’ve reported for USA Today, Business Insider, The San Francisco Business Times and San Jose Inside. I studied journalism at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and was an editor at The Daily Orange, the university’s independent student newspaper. Follow me on Twitter rachsandl or shoot me an email rsandlerforbes.com.
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Former Baltimore mayor indicted in children's book schemeFormer Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh indicted on numerous federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud and tax evasion in an alleged scheme involving the publishing of her children's books.
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Former Baltimore mayor indicted on wire fraud and tax-related charges following book deal scandal, prosecutors announceCatherine Pugh, the former mayor of Baltimore who resigned in May amid a book deal scandal, was indicted on charges related to tax evasion and wire fraud
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