Resigned as Mayor of Baltimore on 8 January 2010 (effective 4 February 2010) after being convicted of misdemeanor embezzlement and entering an Alford plea (claiming innocence, but pleading guilty in the belief that the evidence would likely lead to a guilty verdict) to perjury charges.
[1] Former Trustee, Bethel AME Church.
Husband: Thomas E. Hampton (m. 1988, div. 2006, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Jasmine
Son: Joshua
Boyfriend: Ronald H. Lipscomb (real estate developer, ex-)
High School: Northwestern High School, Baltimore, MD
University: BA Childhood Education, Towson University (1976)
University: MS Educational Management, Johns Hopkins University (1985)
Mayor of Baltimore (17-Jan-2007 to 4-Feb-2010)
Baltimore City Council 4th (1988-2007, as President, 2000-07)
Baltimore Museum of Art Trustee (1999-)
Perjury indicted 9-Jan-2009 (pled guilty)
Theft two counts, indicted 9-Jan-2009
Embezzlement indicted 9-Jan-2009 (found guilty)
Misconduct In Office indicted 9-Jan-2009
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
American Casino (2-May-2009) · Herself