Catherine E. Pugh

Catherine E. Pugh (born March 10, 1950) is an American Democratic politician. She is the 50th mayor of Baltimore, Maryland serving from 2016 to 2019. She is Baltimore's third consecutive female mayor.
In April 2019, Pugh announced she was taking a leave of absence to recover from pneumonia. The announcement came at the same time when a scandal over a "self-dealing" book-sales arrangement of Pugh's books in exchange for contracts with the city were made public. On May 2, 2019, Pugh resigned as Mayor of Baltimore amid the book scandal.
On February 27, 2020, Pugh was sentenced to 3 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of probation.