In between O’Malley, the slime ball, and Rawlings-Blake was Mayor Dixon who resigned after stealing gift cards her administration had asked people to contribute saying they would be used to buy Christmas presents for needy children.
Baltimore has had many terrible mayors.
On January 9, 2009, Dixon was indicted on twelve felony and misdemeanor counts, including perjury, theft, and misconduct. The charges stem partly from incidents in which she allegedly misappropriated gift cards intended for the poor.[1] On December 1, 2009, the jury returned a “guilty” verdict on one misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation and Dixon received probation provided she resign as mayor as part of a plea agreement, effective February 4, 2010.
She was succeeded by the Baltimore City Council president, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, on February 4, 2010.
By December 2012, Dixon had completed all of the terms of her probation. The case closed by the end of 2012.[2] In March 2013, Dixon was said to be considering a return to Baltimore politics. On July 1, 2015, she announced a plan to run again for mayor of Baltimore City.[3]