Thursday, December 9, 2010 State Of Florida Commission On Ethics P. O.

Drawer 15709 Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5709 Timothy "Chaz" Stevens PO Box 1123 Deerfield Beach, FL 33443 Dear Sir or Madam: I hereby file a complaint with your office alleging former Tamarac Commissioner Patricia Atkins-Grad violated the following Florida Statute. 4.4 Conflicts of Interest (24 CFR 85.36(b)(3) and Section 19 of the ACC) 112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of financial interests and by procurement employees. 8)(a) Each reporting individual or procurement employee shall file a statement with the Commission on Ethics not later than the last day of each calendar quarter, for the previous calendar quarter, containing a list of gifts which he or she believes to be in excess of $100 in value, if any, accepted by him or her, for which compensation was not provided by the donee to the donor within 90 days of receipt of the gift to reduce the value to $100 or less. In support of this allegation, I offer the following information. According to published reports, at the recent criminal trial of Atkin-Grad, Interim City Clerk Patricia Pat Teufel verified Atkins-Grad never filed any State Form #8B. Atkins-Grad failed to report the $6,300 received from real-estate developer Shawn Chait. I therefore respectfully demand that your agency thoroughly investigates my allegations and to the extent permitted by State or local law or regulations, any and all penalties, sanctions, or other disciplinary actions for violations of such standards be applied forthwith. Sincerely;

Timothy Chaz Stevens 818-468-5433

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Tamarac Commissioner Patricia Atkins-Grad Found Not Guilty of Corruption Charges

By Chris Joseph Published Wed., Dec. 12 2012 at 8:57 AM As first reported on this here bloggy blog by Bob Norman back in 2010, Tamarac City Commissioner Patricia "Positively Patte" Atkins-Grad was arrested and charged with bribery, official misconduct, receiving unlawful compensation, and conspiring to commit unlawful compensation after she threw herself one helluvan election victory party. Nothing wrong with a party, of course. Except that this party was pretty extravagant, and was paid for by developers Bruce and Shawn Chait, whom Atkins-Grad had taken a total of $6,300 worth of benefits, including to help lease her a BMW. See also: -BSO and FBI Join Forces Against Corruption; and Who Paid for Patte's Party? -Tamarac Commissioner Patricia Atkins-Grad Charged With Bribery

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But, on Tuesday, jurors took just a little over an hour to find Atkins-Grad not guilty of all corruption charges against her. Victory party, anyone?? Atkins-Grad, 66, burst into tears of relief and embraced her attorney, Kenneth Malnik, as the not guilty verdict was read. Malnik's argument was that the Chaits are unethical, manipulative and arrogant, while painting Atkins-Grad, a Democrat, as someone who was simply in over her head with her newly elected job. Atkins-Grad did admit to taking the Chaits' money, but her lawyer argued she was simply nave and not at all corrupt. Prosecutor Deborah Zimet told jurors that Atkins-Grad knew exactly what she was doing when she took the money. But Bruce Chait didn't help matters when he testified that he thought the commissioner was "dumber than a rock."

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The jurors took an hour and fifteen minutes to deliver their verdict. Atkins-Grad now says she will "give some serious thought" to returning to the remaining portion of her elected term, which expires in 2014. "I only did good things. I loved what I did," she said of her time in public office. "After all, I won twice the constituents know who I am." Gov. Rick Scott is expected to lift Atkins-Grad's suspension in the coming days. "I feel sad for them, I feel bad for them," Atkins-Grad said when asked about the Chaits. "I think there's something not normal about them. Should I be angry with them? I don't know."
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