National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Maryland: Plea by Developer Tied to Baltimore Leader

Jun. 22, 2009
A developer who once dated Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore and was later charged in an investigation of her finances pleaded guilty to a lesser conspiracy count.
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