Florida Mayor Suspended After Hurricane Fraud Charges

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

The mayor of a Florida Panhandle city has been suspended from office after being charged earlier this week in the theft of $5 million in Hurricane Michael debris removal funds.
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content Aug. 20, 2020, at 6:45 p.m.

PANAMA CITY, FLA. (AP) — The mayor of a Florida Panhandle city was suspended from office Thursday after being charged earlier this week in the theft of $5 million in Hurricane Michael debris removal funds.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order removing Margo Anderson from her position as mayor of Lynn Haven. Anderson and City Attorney Adam Albritton are the subjects of a 64-count indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Panama City. The governor doesn't have the authority to remove the city attorney, who isn't elected by voters.

After Hurricane Michael Hit the Florida Panhandle in October 2018, prosecutors said Albritton and Anderson indefinitely extended a debris removal contract with a private company for the city. Both then had work done by the company at their homes, as well as the homes of friends and relatives, and charged it to the city, according to the indictment. Prosecutors said Anderson and Albritton also received kickbacks from projects that they approved.

Among other charges, the two have been accused of theft concerning federal programs and conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud.

Five others previously pleaded guilty in the case and are scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 29 in Tallahassee.


Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-08-20/florida-mayor-suspended-after-hurricane-fraud-charges

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Mayor Margo Anderson (left) and Trump, viewing storm damage.



Mayor Margo Anderson

[stillcool]

1. A 64-count indictment...

that's a lot of something.

[Sanity Claws]

2. Apparently a Republican

I read her twitter feed - lots of biblical quotes, supports Gaetz.

[Lochloosa]

5. Lynn Haven? Oh she is a repug alright.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Funny how the article avoided reporting that little fact

Hope the locals get full exposure to her misdeeds and hypocrisy before the special election.

[SergeStorms]

12. Florida panhandle...

Democrats are as scarce as Trump character witnesses.

[PatSeg]

7. Apparently being a grifter

is a requirement for republican politicians. At least they're consistent.

[sfstaxprep]

3. Her Twitter Picture Is Drumpf

Link to tweet

And she Retweeted and complimented Gaetz last month.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Wow, like actual grand jury and 64 counts

Will take some serious lying just to mount a defense

[Miigwech]

8. Her sorority, Kappa Kappa Karen

[iluvtennis]

9. Criminal thug. Lock. Her. Up. nt

[AZ8theist]

10. That's a nice picture of her standing in front of her career....

[SergeStorms]

11. Without reading the rest of the article...

I smell a republican. Stinks, don't it?

[lark]

13. Typical repugs.

They are always all about stealing money from the working class and using it for their personal profits. That is most of what they do.