BISMARCK (KFGO) — A once-prominent Fargo activist has been sentenced to prison for stealing grant money through her non-profit. Faith Dixon was found guilty by a Burleigh County Jury Friday of taking grant money from the state meant for her daycare and distributing it to businesses owned by family members. She also used some of the roughly $131,000 for personal…
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…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorneys Dane DeKrey and Bruce Ringstrom have withdrawn from representing Faith Shields in her felony theft of property case due to a conflict. The local activist was supposed to go on trial today but that trial has now been pushed back to April. The attorney’s also represented Faith’s now ex husband, Charles Dixon. The couple got…
Faith Shields-Dixon & Charles DixonBURLEIGH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is sentenced for his role in a fraud case involving his wife’s charity, Faith4Hope. In a plea agreement, Charles Dixon pleaded guilty to one count of theft of property. A second theft of property count was dismissed. The judge sentenced Dixon to three years of supervised probation and over…
MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR) — Faith Dixon has pleaded guilty to three counts of felony theft. The guilty plea comes after Dixon was accused of moving thousands of dollars of state grant money from her charity, Faith4Hope, to personal and family accounts. The grants were intended for after-school programs to help students who had been disproportionally affected by Covid-19 school closures….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — When money is tight, you have to find ways to account for every single dollar. That is why Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is requesting the city attorney look into the legality of recovering city funds from entities that misused the money. One of the entities called out in his request is Faith4Hope. Faith and Charles…
Faith Shields-Dixon & Charles DixonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The criminal case of a local activist and her husband is being pushed back again. The trial that was supposed to start this month for Faith and Charles Dixon is now scheduled for November. A hearing was held this afternoon by Zoom as attorneys ask for more detailed information about the charges…
Faith Shields-Dixon & Charles DixonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The trial for a local activist and her husband who are accused of theft is being pushed back to April. It was initially supposed to start this month, but a new lawyer has delayed things. Faith and Charles Dixon pleaded not guilty to the charges Monday during an arraignment in Bismarck-Mandan. Even…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Faith Dixon and her husband Charles Dixon made their first appearance in court Wednesday to face charges that they misappropriated more than $200,000 in state grant money awarded to her charity Faith4Hope. “I have put that you cannot leave the states of North Dakota or Minnesota. I am going to put a requirement that you sign…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Faith Dixon, known to many in the community as an activist involved in Black Lives Matter and other social justice issues, has been arrested and is in the Cass County Jail in Fargo. Prosecutors say Dixon requested more than $1.5 million and was awarded $350,000 for her non-profit, Faith4Hope. The grant money was listed to be…
