Palm Beach County Commissioner Masilotti resigns as feds investigateBy Josh Hafenbrack
October 26, 2006
Palm Beach County Chairman Tony Masilotti is resigning from office amid ongoing federal investigations into his potential misuse of power in several secret land deals, the top county administrator said Thursday.
Masilotti will fax a letter of resignation to County Administrator Bob Weisman Friday morning, Masilotti's attorney told Weisman, bringing his eight-year commission career to an end just three weeks before his term expires.
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Masilotti could not be reached for comment Thursday evening, despite messages left on his cell phone. Earlier Thursday, standing in his Royal Palm Beach insurance office, Masilotti declined to talk about whether he was considering resignation, saying he was advised by his attorneys to stay silent.
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The mercurial Masilotti's almost 20-year rise to political power, which began as Royal Palm Beach mayor, ends in scandal. The FBI probe into Masilotti focuses on a government land deal in southern Martin County, in which Masilotti and his ex-wife, Susan, pocketed roughly $1.3 million. The profit was shielded through a secret trust, but it came to light in the Masilottis' divorce papers in January.
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