Federal Prosecutors Accuse Florida Officials of Corruption Probe

Charleston Gazette › September 24, 2009

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Three South Florida officials were accused Wednesday in a federal corruption probe that said they took money in return for helping undercover FBI agents try to win county contracts or launder money.

At a news conference in Fort Lauderdale, acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey H. Sloman compared the investigation, dubbed "Operation Flat Screen," to recent corruption probes in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.

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Federal Prosecutors Accuse Florida Officials of Corruption Probe

"Today we have a sense of deja vu," he said.

He concluded with the warning: "Our work will continue in Broward County. We are not done."

The three officials are Broward County ...

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