Attorneys for Mayor Sheila Dixon have moved to block the state prosecutor's attempt to get additional information from one current and one former city employee he has called to testify before a grand jury.
The lawyers filed a motion this week to quash subpoenas issued to Dixon's scheduler, Zoe Michal, and Anne Lansey, who previously worked in the city's Department of Transportation. Michal and Lansey were to appear Thursday at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse.
In his motion, Dixon's attorney, Arnold Weiner, said that the state prosecutor is abusing the grand jury process by subpoenaing witnesses to gather more evidence for the mayor's coming trial. She faces seven criminal charges, including theft, relating to gift cards that had been donated to give to the needy. Weiner said that prosecutors may not use the grand jury to attain evidence for use in pending cases or to prepare for trial.
