Sheila Dixon

A parade of city employees, including Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon 's current boyfriend, took the stand in Dixon's criminal theft trial Friday, testifying about holiday gift cards that appeared on their own desks and others that were doled out to ...  

Week two of Mayor Sheila Dixon's trial gets under way next week. Our legal analyst weighs in on what to expect and whether the jury selection is tilted in favor of the mayor or not.  

It's time once again for our favorite media parlor game, "Name That Party!" The theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon (D) began yesterday, but in covering the story, the Baltimore Sun failed to note Dixon's Democratic party affiliation. The Washington Post, syndicating the story, also failed to note Dixon's affiliation in their caption to an Associated Press photo of the mayor which reads, "Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is accused of...  

November 8, 2009 -- Every Friday afternoon, with a few exceptions, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's press office announces, via e-mail, her public schedule for the...  

BALTIMORE -- Store receipts prove Mayor Sheila Dixon used gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees, prosecutors said Thursday, though defense attorneys argued they were intended for her use.  

The jury Monday is expected to hear testimony from one of the two developers Mayor Sheila Dixon allegedly asked to donate gift cards for needy people. Prosecutors allege Dixon kept some of the gift cards. Listen for updates from Courthouse East all day Monday on AM 1090, WBAL.  

The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power. For Dixon, the stakes could not be higher. Dixon, 55, will put her political future in the hands of a jury Monday, when her trial on theft charges begins. She's accused of asking wealthy developer pals to donate gift cards...  

BALTIMORE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Prosecutors and attorneys for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon are ready to begin jury selection for her trial on theft charges, courtroom observers say.  

At least one prominent Washington politician, President Barack Obama, has carefully kept his distance this year from Sheila Dixon, the indicted mayor of Baltimore. That hasn't been the case with many other public figures, including Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, who...  

Attorneys will deliver their opening statements Thursday at the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. WJZ's Mary Bubala Is Leading WJZ Complete Coverage At The Courthouse.  

BALTIMORE | Store receipts prove Mayor Sheila Dixon used gift cards meant for people in need during personal shopping sprees, prosecutors said Thursday, though defense attorneys argued they were intended for her use. Prosecutors showed slides of the receipts to jurors in opening statements. Defense attorneys said Ms. Dixon's former boyfriend, developer Ronald Lipscomb, had anonymously given her gift cards for her to use as she pleased...  

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's trial will be uncharted territory when it begins on Monday, and as I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller says, there's a lot at stake, regardless of the outcome.  

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's trial is on hold for Veterans Day. After she laid a wreath at War Memorial Plaza, the mayor admonished a press aide and reporters who were waiting to talk to her about the trial.  

The first day of the City Hall corruption trial surrounding Mayor Sheila Dixon started Monday with a not guilty plea and jury selection. Day two of jury selection is underway. Dixon arrived in court for the day around 8:30 a.m. WJZ's Mary Bubala Is Leading WJZ Complete Coverage At The Courthouse.  

... jurors that Lipscomb gave the gifts anonymously, as did developer Patrick Turner. Prosecutors must prove Dixon intentionally stole the gift cards. Dixon would automatically be removed from office if convicted. BALTIMORE: Prosecutors say receipts ...