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Baltimore Mayor Indicted on Corruption Charges

3-year probe yields 12 state counts

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(Newser) – The mayor of Baltimore was indicted today on 12 charges related to alleged corruption and  influence peddling in her current job and during her tenure as city council president, the Sun reports. Sheila Dixon, the first woman to hold the job, faces charges of perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation, and misconduct but will not step down. A 3-year state investigation has already taken down two associates of Dixon's; her ex-boyfriend, a prominent developer, was indicted Wednesday.

"Time will prove that I have done nothing wrong, and I am confident that I will be found innocent of these charges," Dixon said in a statement, which she later read aloud at an afternoon press conference. "I will continue to put all of my energies into running the City of Baltimore during these perilous economic times."

An official from the Maryland State Prosecutor's office, left, and a Maryland State Trooper leave the home of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon with boxes and a cooler Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in Baltimore.
An official from the Maryland State Prosecutor's office, left, and a Maryland State Trooper leave the home of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon with boxes and a cooler Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in Baltimore.   (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Mayor Sheila Dixon speaks during the funeral of former congressman Parren J. Mitchell, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in Baltimore.
Mayor Sheila Dixon speaks during the funeral of former congressman Parren J. Mitchell, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in Baltimore.   (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Baltimore mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon hugs a supporter after winning the democratic nomination Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Baltimore.
Baltimore mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon hugs a supporter after winning the democratic nomination Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Baltimore.   (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Jan 11, 09 6:31 PM CST
You havn't seen anything yet!~~~ Wait till the pork starts rolling!~~~ It's very hard to hide anything today.~~~ Information is the lifeblood of any good investigative news hawk!~~~ The trails in cyberspace are torturous, but traceable! Reply
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don't worry, they will try to blame Bush for it some how....lol...riff Reply
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