Delray calls special meeting in wake of McCarty corruption case

Mary McCarty chats with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush during her reign as county commissioner.
The Delray Beach City Commission will host a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27in Commissioner Chambers, 100 NW First Ave., to select an independent review person to review city bonding procedures, practices and communication practices.
The meeting is taking place to protect Delray Beach City Commissioners from any wrongdoing in bonding procedures after longtime Delray Beach resident and former County Commissioner Mary McCarty ended her political career with federal corruption charges brought upon by the FBI earlier this month.
McCarty had business and friendship ties with two Delray Beach City Commissioners including Mayor Rita Ellis, former mayor Jeff Perlman, and Delray Beach resident and current County Commissioner Burt Aaronson.
McCarty and her husband Kevin, a municipal bond underwriter and ex-water manager for the Palm Beach County have already faced federal court hearings and face prison time. Mary McCarty was released on $200,000 bail and her husband was released on $100,000 bond.
The couple faces a $250,000 fine and will lose the $272,000 they made on illegal bond dealings.
McCarty was a county commissioner from November 1990 until her resignation on Jan. 8. She published a statement including an apology and statement.
On Sept. 26, 2008, McCarty's Delray Beach home was searched by the FBI who took photos of the McCarty house, family cars and left with boxes of documents.
"I have done nothing wrong. ... This was an unnecessary act," McCarty said at the time.
But, McCarty changed her stance in early January when federal charges indicted her.

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Dave DiPino
David DiPino joined Forum Publishing Group in August 2006. As a reporter for the Delray Forum, David covers community news and writes a dining column twice a month that focuses on restaurants in South Palm Beach County.

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