Mayor of Baltimore guilty of stealing from poor (of course shes black)

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

(CNN) -- A jury convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on Tuesday of embezzlement for improperly using gift cards intended for the needy, the chief investigator for the state prosecutor's office said.
She was found guilty of a single misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. She could be removed from office because it is a theft-related crime, James I. Cabezas said.

Dixon solicited several cards for her own use from two developers, including Patrick Turner, who testified this month that Dixon asked him to donate gift cards from retailers and have them delivered to her office. He said he spent $1,000 total -- $500 for a Best Buy gift card and $500 for a Target one, according to the Baltimore Sun newspaper.

No date was set for sentencing. Cabezas said Dixon, Baltimore's first black female mayor, faces up to five years in prison. She was indicted in January.

The 55-year-old mayor was acquitted of two counts of felony theft and one count of misconduct in office in connection to allegations that the Democrat misused gift cards sponsored by the mayor's office and to various stores.

In a statement, Dixon said she would continue with her work. "The jury's verdict today does not impact my responsibility to continue serving, and I remain focused on keeping Baltimore on course in these trying economic times," she said.

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[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Welcome back Faulky Poo! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

don't hate, missappropriate!

 

[iknownothin2006 10+ year member]

hey there sir, white people do it too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

don't hate, missappropriate!

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[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

...and what does the color of her skin have to do with anything? Just another politician doing what they do best. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

...and what does the color of her skin have to do with anything? Just another politician doing what they do best. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

shut up you racist.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

shut up you racist.

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[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

OH NOEZ I HAZ BEEN CAUGHT!!!

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I iz just want shop at best buyz

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

She was terrible to begin with. I never voted before I left just because the politicians are so **** corrupt. The city is shi**y, every other house is boarded up, and that's why people moved out the city and live in the county. One of the reasons, along with a few other bad situations we moved to Louisville. Plus the cost of living is soooooo much cheaper here. I wonder what she spent it on?

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Xbox 360 MW2 Edition.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

her house is iced out with Insignia gear dawg

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

She thought they were obama bucks.

 

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

Hmm, our mayor did something ike this once. Had something to do with a flag fund though. He started a fund for a huge flag and the location of this flag would be determinded at a later date.

Once we had raised like 100000$ he decided to put the right near his house on the river. Last minute he decided to buy the property for himself and not put the flag there. But because excavation had already started he said he desevred to have his yard redone because of the big mess made by the flag crue. So his entire yard we re sodded and new driveway and all kinds of crap was done. Even where the machines didn't go near.

The flag ended up going in the center of town about 9 miles from his house...