"The fine was far smaller than the $5,000 fee that ethics investigators said Levy received on the deal."
Miami Herald
Sunday, July 1st
Lobbyist to pay $750 ethics fine
Lobbyist Robert Levy agreed this week to pay a $750 ethics fine and reimburse $1,000 in investigative fees, settling charges that he tried to improperly influence a government contract in 2006.
Levy was accused of slipping a poison-pen letter about his client's competitor to a county judge who was helping pick the winner of a multimillion-dollar contract to oversee misdemeanor probation cases in Miami-Dade.
His attorney said he was simply trying to report wrongdoing in the way bids were solicited. He did not, however, contact police, ethics investigators or the county inspector general.
In a deal with the county's Commission on Ethics, Levy admitted he failed to register as a lobbyist and did not contest a claim that he improperly contacted people involved in picking a winning bidder. A third charge about additional inappropriate contact was dropped.
The ethics commission approved the settlement Tuesday. The fine was far smaller than the $5,000 fee that ethics investigators said Levy received on the deal.
3 comments:
One more example on how the ethics commission sucks!
Outrageous, he turned a profit on unethical behavior, only in Miami.
Again. the only tool the ethics commission has is the ability to embarrass. Although, they haven't gotten there yet with some of those folks. I would guess that some of us are embarrassed easier than others.
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