Catherine Pugh
Disgraced ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has been jailed for three years for using revenue from fraudulent book sales to benefit her re-election bid.
Pugh apologised before her sentencing for the scheme, which saw hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks disguised as book sales.
She was also ordered to pay more than US$1 million in restitution.
Pugh, who is 69, resigned in May after FBI agents raided city hall and homes that she owned.
Pugh, a Democrat who assumed office in 2016, pleaded guilty last November to conspiracy and tax evasion.
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