The Baltimore Sun has the full story here. Jurors in the theft trial of Sheila Dixon convicted the Baltimore mayor Tuesday on a single charge of taking gift cards intended for the city’s poor. Although Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office.
Month: December 2009
Bruno jury still deliberating
The jury in the case of Joseph Bruno is still deliberating, according to this report. The jury deliberating in the trial of Joseph L. Bruno reheard testimony Monday from two former Senate officials, one of whom was Bruno’s adviser on ethics matters and one who had been a finance secretary.
Support for administration ban on lobbyists on boards on commissions
The Post prints a letter supporting the Obama administration’s move on lobbyists on board on commissions, citing the Federal Advisory Committee Act. FACA specifically provides that the deliberations and recommendations of federal advisory bodies should not be “inappropriately influenced” by “any special interest.” That proscription resulted from congressional hearings that found that federal advisory committees […]