Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was indicted on Tuesday on multiple federal charges, including fraud and tax evasion.
In March, federal authorities began investigating allegations that Pugh made $500,000 from selling her children’s book Healthy Holly to the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) while she was serving on the UMMS board. It was then revealed that health insurance provider Kaiser Permanente had paid Pugh $100,000 for 20,000 copies of the book, at the same time the company was seeking a contract to insure city employees.
FBI and IRS agents raided Pugh’s home in April as part of their investigation into the former mayor’s dealings.
Pugh will be arraigned on Thursday in Washington, D.C. district court. She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years if convicted.
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