Baltimore mayor quits over children’s books corruption scandal

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published May 2, 2019 1:34pm ET

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Baltimore mayor quits over children’s books corruption scandal — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh walks on the Maryland House of Delegates chamber floor before Gov. Larry Hogan's annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. | (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will resign later on Thursday, according to a new report.

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.

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