Ex-city commissioner indicted on corruption
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) – A former Miramar city commissioner has been indicted on mail-fraud, extortion and bribery charges by a federal grand jury.
Federal authorities announced the formal filing of charges against 52-year-old Fitzroy Salesman on Thursday. His attorney said Salesman intends to plead not guilty. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday.
Salesman was one of three prominent politicians in Broward County arrested in September on federal corruption charges, accused of accepting thousands of dollars in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen seeking illegal favors.