BALTIMORE (AP) - Federal prosecutors would like to see a former aide to ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh spend nearly three years in prison.
The Baltimore Sun reports that Gary Brown Jr. is set to be sentenced on Sept. 11.
Prosecutors say that Brown carried out an “eight-year pattern of nonstop criminality” that included schemes involving the former mayor and schemes where he acted alone.
Among his more high-profile crimes is helping to carry out the former mayor’s “Healthy Holly” children’s book scheme. Pugh, who was sentenced to three years in federal prison, fraudulently sold her self-published children’s books to nonprofit organizations to promote her political career.
“Brown and Pugh worked closely to promote the scheme for their joint benefit,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum. “As the face of the company, Pugh was the one who lured customers to the scheme, but as the one in charge of operations, Brown managed the scheme.”
Prosecutors said that Brown solicited buyers for the books, wrote up invoices, deposited proceeds and performed other tasks.
Brown’s defense attorney has not yet filed a response.
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