Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday
A jury on Tuesday convicted Mayor Sheila Dixon of taking $600 worth of gift cards donated to the needy for her personal use. The verdict throws Baltimore politics into disarray.
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jurors in the theft trial of Sheila Dixon convicted the Baltimore mayor Tuesday on a single charge of taking gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office. "The city will still continue to move forward," she said.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
BALTIMORE - Baltimore's mayor was convicted yesterday on a single charge of taking gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of felony theft charges, her misdemeanor conviction could force her from office.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Law, Constitution are not clear Sheila Dixon will likely remain Baltimore's mayor until she is sentenced - which could be months from now - or steps down, according to city and state lawyers. But even that is open to legal interpretation.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dixon's conviction on lone misdemeanor charge of embezzling gift cards could end tenure; 2 jurors say she abused public trust Mayor Sheila Dixon was found guilty Tuesday of embezzling about $500 in retail gift cards meant for charity, a misdemeanor conviction that could end her tenure as Baltimore's first woman mayor. The Maryland Constitution calls for removing elected officials from office when they...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Before rehearing testimony, 3 jurors allegedly refused to convict An 80-minute videotape viewed by jurors shortly before they adjourned for Thanksgiving provided the breakthrough that led to Mayor Sheila Dixon's conviction, one of the jurors said Tuesday.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Baltimore's mayor is convicted on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office.
Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office. Jurors deliberated more than six days after hearing the Democrat accused of using or keeping $630 worth of gift cards. She allegedly solicited most of the cards from a...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
BALTIMORE - Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sweeney answers latest note by telling panel it can return partial verdict Deliberating for a seventh day, jurors in the theft trial of Sheila Dixon sent a note to the judge Tuesday morning asking whether the panel needs to reach a unanimous decision on all five counts against the Baltimore mayor. The note had the word "all" underlined. Presiding Judge Dennis M. Sweeney brought the jurors...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Analysts say Sweeney will try to avoid affecting deliberations A note from the jury on Monday in Mayor Sheila Dixon's criminal trial offered a subtle but tantalizing hint that the case could be headed for a split decision, an outcome that legal analysts say is available, if procedurally perilous.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Jurors in the theft trial of Sheila Dixon signaled Monday that they were stymied on one or more charges against the Baltimore mayor, then abruptly changed course and asked the judge to let them resume deliberations this morning.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Baltimore will join cities across the nation today and deck a signature landmark in red lights to observe World AIDS Day. The Monumental City has chosen the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Place and will turn the nearly 200-foot tower crimson at 7 p.m. Ten American cities are participating in the observance to raise awareness and funds to fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa, where it's reported that...
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