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Baltimore mayor quits over children's books corruption scandal
[WashngtonExaminer] Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will resign later on Thursday, according to a new report.Ballymore's own Jar Jar Binks The Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper reported Thursday that Pugh told its publisher she plans to step down from her post Thursday, effective immediately. Pugh’s attorney Steve Silverman told CBS Baltimore that a press conference will be held at his office Thursday, but didn’t disclose why the press conference was being held. Pugh, who has been on paid medical leave for approximately a month due to pneumonia, has faced pressure to step down from her post amid an investigation into the sales of her children's book, Healthy Holly. Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-05-03 |
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