Gov. Larry Hogan asked the Maryland state prosecutor to launch a formal investigation of Mayor Catherine Pugh's sales of books to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was a board member. According to a spokesperson from the governor's office, Hogan sent a letter to state prosecutor Emmet Davitt requesting that he "investigate the matters and facts" surrounding Pugh's deal.In the letter, Hogan says, "These are deeply disturbing allegations. I am particularly concerned about the UMMS sale because it has significant continuing ties with the State and receives very substantial public funding." Pugh resigned from UMMS as a board member last month, along with returning $100,000 payment to the medical system, part of what she received for selling children's books to the system. Last week, Pugh held a press conference apologizing for her book deal with UMMS, hours after she was released from the hospital from a battle with pneumonia. Hogan responded to Pugh's apology saying, "I'm not confident that we do know all the facts."On Monday, city health insurer Kaiser Permanente says it purchased books from Healthy Holly LLC in multiple orders 2015 to 2018. Here is a copy the letter from Hogan. This story will be updated.

Gov. Larry Hogan asked the Maryland state prosecutor to launch a formal investigation of Mayor Catherine Pugh's sales of books to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was a board member.

According to a spokesperson from the governor's office, Hogan sent a letter to state prosecutor Emmet Davitt requesting that he "investigate the matters and facts" surrounding Pugh's deal.

In the letter, Hogan says, "These are deeply disturbing allegations. I am particularly concerned about the UMMS sale because it has significant continuing ties with the State and receives very substantial public funding."

Pugh resigned from UMMS as a board member last month, along with returning $100,000 payment to the medical system, part of what she received for selling children's books to the system.

Last week, Pugh held a press conference apologizing for her book deal with UMMS, hours after she was released from the hospital from a battle with pneumonia.

Hogan responded to Pugh's apology saying, "I'm not confident that we do know all the facts."

On Monday, city health insurer Kaiser Permanente says it purchased books from Healthy Holly LLC in multiple orders 2015 to 2018.

Here is a copy the letter from Hogan.

This story will be updated.

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In letter to Md State Prosecutor, Gov Larry Hogan asks for investigation of book deal between Catherine Pugh and UMMS..says "we do not want to interfere" pic.twitter.com/8nTiGViDHS — Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) April 1, 2019



