Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s trial on theft charges has shed light on charity solicitations she conducted as City Council president and in her current office, says The Baltimore Sun.

The jury entered a sixth day of deliberations Monday in the case, which revolves around Ms. Dixon’s collection of gift cards, ostensibly for donation to charities. Maryland State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh contends that Ms. Dixon stole some of the cards for personal use, an allegation she denies.

Ms. Dixon’s requests for and distribution of retail gift cards and a separate holiday giveaway program differed from her predecessors’ charity efforts and lacked a system for accountability, according to the Sun.

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