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Ex Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court Thursday for perjury and mortgage fraud.

GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Thursday spared former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby prison time, but ordered the forfeiture of her Florida vacation home.

Judge Lydia Griggsby handed down a sentence of 12 months home confinement, followed by two additional years of supervised release. Mosby will also be required to complete community service.

The ruling comes after two separate juries convicted Mosby of perjury and mortgage fraud.

Prosecutors successfully argued Mosby withdrew $90,000 from her city Deferred Compensation Plan under false pretenses in order to buy two vacation homes in Florida, while also lying on a home mortgage application.

Judge Lydia Griggsby agreed with the government that Mosby wouldn't have received approval for a mortgage loan had she not submitted a false $5000 gift letter from her now ex-husband Nick Mosby.

As part of the ruling, Mosby can keep the appreciated value of the original 10 percent down-payment she put on the home. The initial purchase price was $428,000, but Redfin now estimates the home is worth $886,000. Mosby's lawyers are expected to ask Griggsby for a stay in order to appeal.

RELATED: Marilyn Mosby's lawyers fight to keep Feds from seizing Florida home

Mosby had faced up to 40-years behind bars. Prosecutors requested 20 months incarceration.

The defense recommended probation and no jail, and Griggsby agreed saying Mosby's crime was non-violent, also raising the fact she was a mother of two young daughters.

Over the past couple weeks, Mosby's team has launched a national media blitz seeking a Presidential pardon.

MORE: Convicted ex Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby seeks pardon prior to sentencing

Mosby claims she was politically targeted and wrongfully convicted.

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