This has ties to Baltimore

I believe this has been mentioned by Q in the past. Money laundering via fake book sales/contracts. I thought there was some speculation about MO/BO book deals too.

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Fake books sold on Amazon could be used for money laundering

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/27/fake-books-sold-amazon-money-laundering

“Some may be the product of delusional individuals or some type of joke, social commentary or satire. However, if any of these books have sold more than one or two vanity copies bought by the ‘author’, I think it would be a clear indicator that, like in my case, the books are being used to illegally funnel money under the guise of a legitimate transaction … and again, only Amazon could provide that information.”

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigns after scandal over sales of her children's books

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/02/baltimore-mayor-resigns-after-book-sales-scandal-pugh-healthy-holly/3654247002/

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned under pressure Thursday after revelations that she made more than $500,000 selling her children’s book series to entities that do business with the city.