Sheila Dixon held a press conference this morning in front of City Hall, during which she lashed out at the media for publicizing the details of the investigation while alleging that there is a leak in the prosecutor’s office.

Dixon said: “What really bothers me is that I can’t talk about it but certain people, certain media people, are getting information from the prosecutor’s office. It doesn’t give me a fair opportunity to share.”

She declined to speak on the issue of the gift cards. When asked for a comment on her Chicago spending spree, Dixon said: “I don’t buy that often, but when I buy, I buy quality.”

Anthony McCarthy, Dixon’s former chief-of-staff during City Council days and then mayoral spokesman, is still scheduled to appear before the grand jury this week. His attorney, Dwight Pettit, who earlier stated that a Baltimore jury would never convict Dixon if this case goes to trial, had this to say: “Mr. McCarthy has no idea what they’re looking for or what questions they might have…. The grand jury is totally the show of the prosecution. As one expert said the other day, a grand jury can indict a ham sandwich.”

McCarthy abruptly resigned from his position at City Hall back in November while being investigated by Baltimore County police on an apparently unrelated case. No charges were filed, but McCarthy never returned to work in Dixon’s office.

Despite it all, Dixon is still trying not to let the investigation get her down: “I’m trying to keep the city running and moving and stay focused. In my heart, I did nothing intentionally in any of this. This has legs on it that’s trying to destroy my character.”

If nothing else, at least we’re getting some good quotes out of this case.

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