Posted on 01/29/2018 5:52:17 AM PST by MarvinStinson
A Florida mayor was removed from office Friday after she was arrested and charged with three felony corruption charges.
Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order suspending Joy Cooper, mayor of Hallandale Beach, after she was accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions through attorney Alan Koslow.
Cooper surrendered following an undercover FBI investigation, charged with money laundering, official misconduct and exceeding campaign contribution limits.
Court documents show that Koslow was given a Dunkin’ Donuts bag filled with $8,000 in cash by undercover agents August 2012. He allegedly told undercover agents he had influence with the city commission and “had the vote of the mayor.”
Agents reportedly met with Cooper and Koslow several times in 2012 and secretly recorded the meetings. In one such meeting, Cooper was recorded saying she and two other commissioners were a “team of three” and could ensure a favorable result for their project, the newspaper reported.
Cooper also allegedly solicited funds for Anthony Sanders, former commissioner of Hallandale Beach, who resigned from his position August 2017 following allegations of misconduct. The Sun Sentinel reported Sanders was accused of voting to award nearly $1 million to a nonprofit that made monthly payments to his church and family.
In addition to the felony charges, Cooper was also charged with soliciting contributions in a government building, a first-degree misdemeanor with a one-year maximum sentence.
The felony charges carry maximum prison sentences of five years.
Cooper, a Democrat, has been the city’s mayor since 2005 and previously served on the city commission beginning in 1999.
“I can assure you that I will vigorously fight these allegations in court,” Cooper said in a statement obtained by the Sun Sentinel.
The news outlet reported Cooper emptied her office before turning herself in on Thursday. She was released later that night.
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Maybe they will look into the rhinestone cowgirl too?
Anthony Sanders, former commissioner of Hallandale Beach, resigned following allegations of
misconduct. The Sun Sentinel reported Sanders was accused of voting to award nearly $1 million tax
dollars to a nonprofit that made monthly payments to his church and family.
Hillary took $135 million!! Why is she not in jail?
So?
Those democrat politicians got to get their cut.
Hey corrupt FBI, we’re waiting for crooked Hillary’s perp walk.
Until then, you continue to prove that your are corrupt, corrupt, corrupt.
Oh yeah....I keep forgetting.
YESSS! The classic Dunkin Donuts bag o’ glazed old fashioned cash.
Every town government South of Port St. Lucie is as corrupt as as Band of Gypsies.............................
Corruption doesn’t run on Dunkin.
Gypsies are gonna be soooooo angry wid you!
Hillary took $135 million!! Why is she not in jail?
When you collect thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars in graft from corruption, you can never pay off everyone that needs to paid off, now if you collect Hundreds of Millions of dollars in graft through corruption, well it is much easier.
Put some mayo in her hair and she could pass for DWS sister.
What about the attorney, Koslow, who passed the bag of money? Will charges be brought against him?
Also in other news Fla. democrat state rep Corrine brown goes to jail today.
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