Judge allows Mosby to travel to California for job prospect, seeks other travel approval

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Marilyn Mosby will be busy traveling in the month of September for various job opportunities, if a federal judge approves her latest travel requests.

Mosby, the former top prosecutor in Baltimore City, was convicted on two counts of federal perjury charges and one federal mortgage fraud charge. She was sentenced to one year of home detention – a decision from Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby that was a departure from the sentencing request from prosecutors, who sought incarceration time.

Mosby will be allowed to travel to California from Sept. 29 through Oct. 6 for a prospective job, according to a recent ruling from Judge Griggsby. Mosby’s legal team said she has a job offer from a company based in Livermore, Calif. but needs to travel there in person for training and orientation.

“During this visit, Ms. Mosby’s employer will determine whether to move forward with an official offer,” her legal team wrote in court filings.

While it’s unclear what the job itself is or where she would be employed, James Wyda, Mosby’s lead defense attorney, said Mosby would work within the district of Maryland if she gets the job. Wyda didn’t answer questions about what the job is exactly.

Mosby is also seeking approval to travel to New York City between Sept. 5 through Sept. 7 to speak at a “Mental Health = Mental Wealth” summit.

Wyda said she has a contract to speak and will earn money, noting it’s importance because “Ms. Mosby does not currently have any stead source of income necessary to pay her bills.”

Mosby is also seeking to travel to October for a court date to settle her late grandmother’s estate. Judge Griggsby has yet to rule on the latest travel requests.

Meanwhile, the barbecue celebration Mosby attended on Aug. 24 in Clarksville, Md. was approved by her probation agent, according to Wyda. But, Jeremy Eldridge, a defense attorney not affiliated with the case, said Mosby’s activities – while approved – creates a double standard.

“It certainly begs the question that if we’re looking at the deprivation of freedom as a punishment in lieu of incarceration, does allowing an individual to go to a celebratory BBQ that’s not related to her children – which was the reason for her lack of incarceration – really something that is teaching her a lesson or showing to the public that there was actually a punishment involved,” Eldridge said. “There is not a legal explanation as to why Marilyn Mosby continues to receive the grace and flexibility of the court that is uncommon with most criminal defendants. There’s obviously a double standard here.”

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