Md. lawmaker found guilty of misdemeanor theft

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A jury found Maryland Delegate Tiffany Alston guilty on Tuesday of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office for using state money to pay an employee in her law firm by representing the worker as a legislative employee.

The jury in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court reached its verdict in less than an hour after gathering for the second day of deliberations. The jury had deliberated for more than three hours on Monday.