Posted on 02/22/2020 8:20:04 AM PST by Libloather
Former Mayor Catherine Pugh, who pleaded guilty last November to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of tax evasion, is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court next week.
Pugh announced last April that she would be taking an indefinite leave of absence for personal health reasons after The Baltimore Sun reported that she had engaged in unethical activity surrounding her children’s book series Healthy Holly. It was reported that Pugh exchanged city contracts for book sales and had received over $500,000 from the University of Maryland Medical System for 100,000 copies of the book.
Additionally, Kaiser Permanente purchased $114,000 worth of books. This purchase coincided with negotiations regarding health-care coverage for city employees.
On Nov. 20, she was indicted by a grand jury on eleven counts for misconduct relating to book sales.
Prosecutors are calling for the maximum prison sentence of nearly five years. Pugh, however, has asked for a sentence of one year and one day.
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Sounds like Kweisi may need some leniency in the future.
Roger Stone got 40 months. That’s the new baseline as far as I’m concerned. This is at minimum a 120-144 month sentence.
What is it with dishonest politicians??????? SHEESH! I keep telling my husband, I am 69 and I have never been arrested, taken to trial, had a parking ticket, or red light ticket, etc. It isn’t difficult! If I can be an honest law abiding citizen with my meager brain power - anyone can!
Writing “children’s books” seems to have been a preferred mechanism of political corruption and pay-offs for Dems these days, particularly women.
Catherine Pugh
Chelsea Clinton
Kamala Harris
Immediately come to mind.
Democrat, Democrat, Democrat! Why can’t they say it?
She looks like a Pug.
Shouldn’t she also be getting charged and prosecuted for crimes related to harboring criminal aliens and refusing to cooperate with ICE?
Practicing her Maxine Waters look.
Do the University of Maryland or Kaiser Permanente face any consequences for openly bribing the corrupt politician? The officials who authorized the bribes at those two entities should be sitting in the cells next to her.
Probably get time served.
And then be Bernie's running mate.
You are probably right and then they would get elected.
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