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    Former Mayor Of Baltimore Indicted In Alleged Children's Book Fraud Scheme

    Federal prosecutors say former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh used her series of self-published Healthy Holly children's books to enrich herself, boost her political career and evade taxes.
    by Bobby Allyn Nov 20, 2019 2 minutes

    Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment accusing former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh of using her series of self-published children's books to commit fraud, evade federal taxes and illegally boost her own political campaigns.

    Pugh, 69, in May after public outcry over a scandal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of books that she sold to a nonprofit health care company. She was

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