Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, whose home and offices were raided by federal agents last week as part of an investigation into her financial dealings, abruptly resigned on Thursday.
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, whose home and offices were raided by federal agents last week as part of an investigation into her financial dealings, abruptly resigned on Thursday.
Pugh, a Democrat and former state lawmaker, apologized for harming the city’s image in a statement read by her lawyer.
“I am confident that I have left the city in capable hands for the duration of the term to which I was elected,” Pugh, 69, said in her resignation letter. City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young becomes acting mayor.
Pugh’s statement and formal resignation letter were read by attorney Steve Silverman at a news conference outside his Baltimore office. Pugh, who has rarely been seen in public since taking medical leave on April 1, did not attend.
