Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby was found guilty on both counts of perjury. She was on trial facing perjury charges for withdrawing money from her retirement fund during the pandemic. The government argued Mosby was not facing financial hardship when she withdrew funds under the CARES Act, which was passed during COVID-19 to help people who were employed but could not afford to put funds towards their retirement accounts. The CARES Act allowed people to withdraw up to $100,000 without specific guidelines concerning how they were allowed to spend the money. Prosecutors say she used the money to claim hardship for her travel business and to use as a down payment on a property she was purchasing. Defense attorneys, however, argue what she did was not criminal and that she took her own money out of her retirement fund just like more than 700 other city employees who also utilized the CARES Act. The government also believes she tried to use her women’s retreat bus...