BY BUDDY NEVINS
A decade ago a federal judge criticized the persistent cost to taxpayers of Broward’s lobbyists.
Judge Herbert Grossman ruled that a bond firm had paid $134,493 to win work from the county. He charged that the case exposed a widespread system of influence peddling that corrupted county bond deals and raised costs for taxpayers.
Nothing has changed.
If the feds want to strike at the heart of corruption in Broward, they need to smash the web of lobbyists who control politicians through campaign contributions and freebees.
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