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Baltimore's Mayor Sheila Dixon hires high-powered defense attorney
- Mayor Sheila Dixon hired high-powered criminal defense attorney Arnold Weiner to represent her in the ongoing probe involving allegations of perjury and misconduct in office.
- Mayor Sheila Dixon hired high-powered criminal defense attorney Arnold Weiner to represent her in the ongoing probe involving allegations of perjury and misconduct in office.
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon navigates political maelstrom
- Sheila Dixon sits watching the flat-screen television mounted on the wall at the CBS Radio studio off Falls Road.
- Sheila Dixon sits watching the flat-screen television mounted on the wall at the CBS Radio studio off Falls Road.
Public ordered 100 feet away from city grand jury
- In yet another effort to divert attention from Baltimore City’s grand jury investigating Mayor Sheila Dixon, a city judge has ordered all people to stay 100 feet away from the grand jury hearing room.
Dixon abstained from probe-related votes once it began, records show
- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon began abstaining from votes involving her former boyfriend, developer Ronald Lipscomb, after federal agents began an investigation into alleged corruption at City Hall, records released Thursday show.
Public-private partnerships scrutinized in wake of Dixon, developer probe
- The ongoing investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon has delved into the relationship between local developers and the help they receive from the city. But in Baltimore, such public-private partnerships are commonplace on almost every major project.
- The ongoing investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon has delved into the relationship between local developers and the help they receive from the city. But in Baltimore, such public-private partnerships are commonplace on almost every major project.
According to ethics filings, mayor reported gifts in ’07, not ’03 or ’04
- Mayor Sheila Dixon reported receiving just over $1,000 in gifts and travel expenses last year, according to city ethics filings, but reported no gifts in filings from 2003 and 2004.
‘I’m going to survive this,’ Dixon says
- Mayor Sheila Dixon defended herself Wednesday against allegations that she accepted bribes from a former boyfriend, accusing state prosecutors of improperly leaking documents about her to the media.
- Mayor Sheila Dixon defended herself Wednesday against allegations that she accepted bribes from a former boyfriend, accusing state prosecutors of improperly leaking documents about her to the media.
Mayor’s ex-lover may interest IRS
- Mayor Sheila Dixon likely won’t face tax implications for receiving gifts from developer and personal friend Ron Lipscomb, but tax experts said the IRS may take an interest in how he paid for those gifts.
Dixon likely won’t face ethics probe, officials say
- New information on gifts Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon accepted from a prominent developer will not likely spark a new ethics probe, officials said Tuesday.
Dixon probe turns to gift cards
- State prosecutors on Tuesday focused their investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon on allegations that she misused gift cards intended for needy families, according to a City Hall source.
- State prosecutors on Tuesday focused their investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon on allegations that she misused gift cards intended for needy families, according to a City Hall source.
City employees, developer witnesses in Dixon case
- Several city employees and a high-profile developer were among the witnesses called in front of a Baltimore City grand jury Monday, as prosecutors continued an investigation into a corruption case involving City Hall and Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Grand jury to meet next week in City Hall corruption probe
- State prosecutors plan to present evidence before a Baltimore City Grand Jury next week in the ongoing City Hall political corruption probe connected to the raid of Mayor Sheila Dixon’s house Tuesday, sources familiar with the investigation told The Examiner Wednesday.
Councilwoman Clarke: ‘Leave the mayor alone!’
- Baltimore leaders expressed outrage Tuesday at a raid of Mayor Sheila Dixon’s home and called on prosecutors to end their investigation.
