Catherine Pugh, former Baltimore mayor who resigned amid investigations into deals to sell her self-published children's books, was charged with fraud and tax evasion. An 11-count federal indictment accuses Pugh of abusing her office for personal gain.
FILE - In this June 8, 2018 file photo, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh addresses a gathering during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston. The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore who resigned amid investigations into deals to sell her self-published children's books has been charged with fraud and tax evasion. An 11-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, accuses Pugh of abusing her office for personal gain.
An 11-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses Catherine Pugh of using her “Healthy Holly” children’s books to enrich herself, promote her political career and fund her run for mayor. “Corrupt public employees rip off the taxpayers and undermine everyone’s faith in government,” United States Attorney Robert K. Hur said in an announcement of the charges. “Our elected officials must place the interests of the citizens above their own.”
Federal, state and local probes have been looking into questionable financial arraignments that over the years netted Pugh roughly $800,000 for her hard-to-find books. The books were meant to be provided to schools and day care centers, but it’s unclear where tens of thousands of copies ended up. The system paid Pugh $500,000 for 100,000 copies. There was no contract behind the deal and the medical system described some of the purchases as “grants” in federal filings. She returned her most recent $100,000 payment and described the deal as a “regrettable mistake” during a news conference days before she retreated from public view.
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