Baltimore’s mayor, Sheila Dixon, was convicted Tuesday of using gift cards collected for the city’s poor for her own personal use, reports the Associated Press.

A jury found Ms. Dixon guilty on a single count of fraud, which could force her from office if upheld on appeal. She was acquitted on charges of felony theft and misconduct in office, and the jury was unable to reach a verdict on a second misappropriation count.

The case hinged on the mayor’s solicitation of retail gift cards, ostensibly for distribution to the needy.

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