The ongoing investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon has delved into the relationship between local developers and the help they receive from the city. But in Baltimore, such public-private partnerships are commonplace on almost every major project.

Investigators are looking into whether prominent developer Ron Lipscomb used a personal relationship with then-City Council President Dixon to curry favor for projects his company brought before the city.

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