catherine pugh
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Amid the NYC Mayor Drama, Here are 11 Black City Leaders Who Got in BIG Trouble
Black politicians have been getting in federal trouble wayyy before Eric Adams got indicted.
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Role Call: Haile Gerima’s Sankofa Finds a Home at Netflix, Thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY
Questlove set to be honored by the Sundance Insitute; Janelle Monáe partners with AAPF for new campaign ‘Say Her Name’
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Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Given 3 Year Sentence For Fraud
Greed has been the undoing of many a politician throughout American history. The latest to find themselves disgraced by the paper chase is former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore Sun reports that U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanowsentenced Pugh to three years in federal prison due to a fraud scheme involving a series of…
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Former Baltimore Mayor Indicted for Using Office to Enrich Herself; Donald Trump Curiously Quiet
A grand jury has indicted an elected official for fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy for allegedly using the power of their office for personal, political and financial gain. No, not that guy. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed an 11-count federal indictment alleging that former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh illegally funded her campaign and her bank…
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Baltimore Anchorwoman Gets The Boot After Questioning Black Women's Ability to Lead
What’s irrefutable is that Catherine Pugh, the embattled former Baltimore mayor who recently resigned after a children’s book scandal destroyed her political career, fucked up. But are her failures as an elected official in any way, shape or form related to, or reflective of, her standing as a black woman? Of course not. Unfortunately, the…
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Books Out the Door, Abandons City Hall Post
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has written herself out of her role as the city’s chief executive, announcing her resignation Thursday after coming under intense scrutiny over the sale of books she wrote to those doing business with both the city and the state of Maryland. Sorry. The puns are endless. “I am sorry for the…
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Reportedly Not ‘Lucid’ Enough to Make a Decision on Resigning
Following FBI and IRS raids on her two homes, City Hall and the offices of some of her allies Thursday, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is said to be in poor health and not “lucid” enough to make a decision as to whether or not she will resign from office amid a financial scandal and controversy…
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FBI, IRS Agents Search City Hall, Homes of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh
On Thursday, federal agents executed a number of search warrants as the investigations into whether Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh illegally profited from a no-bid book deal intensified. CNN reports that the FBI and criminal investigators from the Internal Revenue Service searched the home of the Democratic mayor, an additional residence she owns, the downtown office…
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Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite Leave of Absence Amid Book Scandal
Starting today, Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young will assume mayoral duties in place of the city’s mayor, Catherine Pugh, who announced she was taking an indefinite leave of absence on Monday. While Mayor Pugh cites health reasons for the leave—her statement said she has been fighting pneumonia “for the past few weeks”—her office…