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Sheila Dixon
Sheila A. Dixon (born December 27, 1953) is a Democratic politician who became Baltimore's first female (and third African-American) mayor in 2007.
BALTIMORE 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. Shes accused of asking wealthy developer...
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