UPDATE 1-Former Baltimore mayor charged with wire fraud over self-published book deal

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was charged on Wednesday with wire fraud and tax evasion relating to sales of a self-published children's book, federal prosecutors said. The charges against the Democrat and former state lawmaker relate to her dealings with the University of Maryland Medical System, of which she was a board member, and which paid her for her children's books about a character named "Healthy Holly."

Pugh, who initially defended the arrangement, called it a "regrettable mistake" in March and resigned in May. She could not be immediately reached for comment.