After numerous delays, the felony theft of property trial for Faith Shields begins

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Court records show that the trial for Faith Shields started Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. in Bismarck.

It is scheduled to continue through Friday.

The start of the trial was delayed a number of times for issues including a change of attorney.

The Fargo woman’s trial was supposed to begin in January and then April before being rescheduled for June.

Shields is accused of moving thousands of dollars of state COVID-19 grant money from her charity, Faith4Hope, to personal and family accounts.

Her now ex-husband, Charles Dixon, is listed as a witness for the prosecution.

Charles previously pleaded guilty to one count of theft of property while another count was dropped.

The judge sentenced him to probation and $35,000 in restitution.