BALTIMORE MAYOR SHEILA DIXON AGREES TO RESIGN: Move part of deal with prosecutors in embezzlement case.

       Under the agreement, Dixon will not seek a new trial or run for city or state office before her probation ends, according to the New York Times. She agreed to donate $45,000 to charity and will also plead guilty to certain counts of an outstanding perjury indictment.      

       In return, Dixon will receive four years of unsupervised probation and keep her $84,000-a-year pension.       

       Dixon, 56, was convicted on Dec. 1 of misappropriating about $500 in gift cards donated to the city for needy families when she was City Council president. She became mayor in 2007 and will be succeeded by the current City Council president, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.      

       “I believe that it is in the best interest of the city, my family and me to bring this matter to closure,” Dixon said in a written statement.