A statement was issued tonight by Marilyn Mosby’s political committee regarding the use of campaign money to pay for private attorneys to represent Mosby in a probe of her travel and business activities while state’s attorney.
Maryland law prohibits political committees from using funds to pay for the legal costs of an officeholder unless those costs involve “the conduct of the campaign or election.”
The Brew reported earlier today that Friends of Marilyn Mosby paid $3,250 to lawyers hired by Mosby to defend herself in an investigation by Baltimore’s inspector general. That investigation resulted in a report issued last week that was sharply critical of Mosby’s activities.
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