Sheila Dixon/state gov photo

Baltimore’s controversial Mayor Sheila Dixon was convicted Tuesday in state court of a misdemeanor for taking $630 in gift cards designated for the poor, the Baltimore Sun reported.

She was acquitted of the more serious felony counts of theft. Still, the conviction could force her from office, the Sun reported.

Dixon was accused of soliciting most of the cards from a wealthy developer and spending them at at Best Buy, Old Navy and Target.

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