Ethics Commission rejects Karen Perez complaint over Cuban ambassador visit to Tampa
Despite a staff recommendation for a finding of probable cause, the Florida Commission on Ethics rejected a complaint against Hillsborough County School Board Chair Karen Perez regarding a controversial dinner with the Cuban ambassador in Tampa last year.
The staff recommended rejecting another part of the complaint concerning Perez’s trip to Cuba, and the Commission followed that recommendation.
In another action, the Commission rejected a complaint against St. Petersburg City Council member Deborah Figgs-Sanders after staff analysis found it didn’t include allegations that would violate state ethics laws.
The complaint against Figgs-Sanders, filed by occasional Council critic Bradlee McCoy...
