Ex-School Board Member Guilty Of Misconduct
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) — A former Broward County school board member could face up to five years in prison after being convicted of official misconduct.
Stephanie Kraft was convicted on Thursday for helping developers seeking breaks on fees they paid to the school district. She will be sentenced Dec. 22.
The jury also reached not guilty verdicts on conspiracy, unlawful compensation and bribery charges.
Prosecutors said Kraft and her lobbyist husband Mitch Kraft helped two developers obtain a $500,000 break on impact fees one of their housing projects had to pay to the school district. In return, the Krafts allegedly accepted $10,000 from the developers.
Mitch Kraft has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial separately.
Stephanie Kraft was suspended from office in 2010 after the charges were brought. She did not seek re-election.
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