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Florida Democratic Mayor Joy Cooper Removed from Office, Accused of Corruption After FBI Sting
Breitbart ^ | 1/29/17 | KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ

Posted on 01/29/2018 11:55:21 PM PST by Impala64ssa

Florida mayor has been removed from her position after being arrested for alleged felony corruption following an FBI sting.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, issued an executive order Friday suspending Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper, a Democrat, from her position after she was charged with felony counts of money laundering, exceeding campaign contribution limits, and official misconduct, the Sun Sentinel reported.

Agents had investigated Cooper and her associates since 2012, discovering that the Hallandale Beach mayor had been accepting illegal campaign donations through ex-attorney Alan Koslow.

Court documents show that undercover agents gave Koslow a Dunkin’ Donuts bag filled with $8,000 in August 2012. He allegedly told the undercover investigators that he “had the vote of the mayor” and influence over the city commission.

Prosecutors say Cooper also faces a misdemeanor count of soliciting contributions in a government building.

The Broward State Attorney’s Office announced the charges against Cooper following an undercover FBI investigation.

Agents had investigated Cooper and her associates since 2012, discovering that the Hallandale Beach mayor had been accepting illegal campaign donations through ex-attorney Alan Koslow.

Court documents show that undercover agents gave Koslow a Dunkin’ Donuts bag filled with $8,000 in August 2012. He allegedly told the undercover investigators that he “had the vote of the mayor” and influence over the city commission.

While undercover, agents reportedly met with Cooper and Koslow in 2012 and secretly recorded their conversations with them.

Cooper surrendered to authorities Thursday after the completion of the investigation.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: fbi; hallandale
Well lookie here! She's also a member of Bloomingidiotberg's Everytown for Gun Safety. Once again we find another gun control advocate with serious ethical and legal problems of their own. Funny how it works that way.

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz' half sister? She does kinda resemble Jar Jar Binks.
1 posted on 01/29/2018 11:55:21 PM PST by Impala64ssa
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I saw the extra charge, “soliciting contributions in a government building.” Guess that’s much worse than outside a gov building.


2 posted on 01/30/2018 12:02:36 AM PST by kallisti (soon enough the time will tell about the circus in the wishing well)
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To: Impala64ssa
Looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger's disguise in Total Recall:


3 posted on 01/30/2018 12:04:31 AM PST by eldoradude (Keep calm...we'll get to the carrion part later.)
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So the FBI knew this chick was crooked in 2012 but they are only NOW dropping the hammer on her in 2018. I kinda guess the Obama FBI was just going to sit on this.


4 posted on 01/30/2018 12:12:57 AM PST by OrangeHoof (Donald Trump: Doing the work American politicians just won't do.)
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Yeah after they received their share


5 posted on 01/30/2018 12:22:27 AM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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Okay, what mustache-twirling white male forced this defenseless and naive waif into those crimes? /s


6 posted on 01/30/2018 12:23:31 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Yeap. or at least "friends" of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

She looks like she could be one of those selling human organs by the look of her.

7 posted on 01/30/2018 12:30:34 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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On behalf of poor JarJar, I think he has suffered enough at the hands of Star Wars fans. But that Debbie whatshername and now this other female is enough to want to make him defect to the First Order!


8 posted on 01/30/2018 1:19:37 AM PST by prophetic (Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be made the Cat Food instead.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Exactly....Obama’s FBI.......the perp would be free today had Hillary won...


9 posted on 01/30/2018 2:28:20 AM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocke)
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To: Impala64ssa

No joke, cut from the same cloth as Wasserman Schulz


10 posted on 01/30/2018 3:34:50 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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“So the FBI knew this chick was crooked in 2012 but they are only NOW dropping the hammer on her in 2018. I kinda guess the Obama FBI was just going to sit on this.”

It was Under Investigation.

The plan was that it would always be Under Investigation.


11 posted on 01/30/2018 5:21:27 AM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
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Craaaaazy eyes.


12 posted on 01/31/2018 4:37:31 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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