Former Mayor of Plantation executed a false letter on city stationery or letterhead to help a private developer secure at least $95 million in loans

The Broward Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) concluded an investigation into an allegation that former City of Plantation Mayor Lynn Stoner (“the Mayor” or “Mayor Stoner”) provided false information to benefit a private developer. We substantiated the allegation, finding that the Mayor engaged in a pursuit to wrongfully help the now deceased president and founder (“the Developer’s President” or “the President”) of a group of related development companies (“the Developer”) as well as the Developer itself. As Mayor Stoner’s efforts included lying to help the Developer secure at least $95 million in loans and attempting to influence the City’s building official to violate his statutory duties under the Florida Building Code, her behavior amounted to criminal and ethical misconduct.