Mayor Sheila Dixon, DEMOCRAT, indicted on theft and perjury charges.
Posted by Carlos C. on Friday, January 9th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted Friday on charges that she accepted illegal gifts during her time as mayor and City Council president, including travel, fur coats and gift cards intended for the poor that she allegedly used instead for a holiday shopping spree.
A grand jury indicted Dixon on 12 counts, including four counts of perjury and two counts of theft over $500. She was also charged with theft under $500, fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary and misconduct in office.
The State Prosecutor’s Office, which has been investigating corruption at City Hall for nearly three years, said Dixon received holiday gift cards for four years from several people. Prosecutors said the gift cards were to be distributed to needy families, but were instead used by Dixon to buy electronics - including an Xbox, a PlayStation 2 and a camcorder - clothes and other merchandise and also handed out to members of her staff.
Ed Morrissey adds:
Most of the charges involve her relationship with a developer, Ronald Lipscomb, and her acceptance of thousands of dollars in gifts without disclosing them on her records. She allegedly used a city employee to launder $4,000 from Lipscomb to fund a shopping spree. Dixon and Lipscomb conducted an affair with each other while married to others, and at the same time, Lipscomb’s company did business with the city, receiving tax breaks from Baltimore for some of their projects.
The worst allegations involve the gift cards. Dixon allegedly received several of these cards, which were given to her to pass along to needy people. Instead, Dixon allegedly decided that charity begins at home and used them as gifts for friends and family, or for herself. When her home was searched, several of the cards were found still unused by Dixon, given to her by Lipscomb, who apparently designated them as a charitable donation. Another developer gave her 20 such Best Buy cards, worth $25 each, and Dixon used 19 of them for herself.
Mayor Sheila Dixon stole gift cards for the poor and needy, plus had an extramarital affair to boot!
Who does she think she is? Bill Clinton?
Hat Tip: Hot Air
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How terrible to happen to such a beautiful woman! It is soo sad....
While I read ALL of this all I could was…MMHH!…DAMN!!……….
BWAHAHAHA!!
MMHH!!…DAMN!!!!
And to think she THOUGHT she was going to get away with it!
LOL