Why three corruption arrests for three Democrats in Broward this week in separate federal corruption probes?
Broward Republican Chair Chip LaMarca has the answer: "Easy answer: lack of accountability, transparency and a 'skirt the boundaries' mentality that all too often occurs when there is total one party control of our county and municipal governments,'' he wrote in a press release issued today.
Though LaMarca wrote that it wouldn't be fair to paint all Democratic politicians with the same brush, he said that there are no checks and balances with the Dems having a monopoly in Broward. He calls for local government agencies to ban their own elected officials from working as lobbyists.
Gov. Charlie Crist suspended County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion and School Board Member Bev Gallagher this week. Fitzroy Salesman was no longer on the Miramar City Commission at the time of his arrest.
But Democrats aren't the only ones who have gotten in trouble in Broward. Former Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini and former Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Steve Gonot were both charged by the Broward state attorney in separate corruption probes in 2008.
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