Mary McCarty
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Mary McCarty was a County Commissioner in Palm Beach County, Florida
from November 1990 until her resignation - announced on January 8, 2009. Along with her husband, Kevin McCarty, she steered bond deals with the county government, the county's Housing Finance Authority, the city of Delray Beach, and the school board to her husband's former employer and underwriting firm Raymond James
. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on corruption charges and is currently serving time in the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas
.
In 1977 McCarty graduated from the University of Florida
with a Bachelors degree in journalism. Her career in politics started in 1974 as an intern to U.S. House Majority Leader Thomas "Tip" O'Neill. From 1987 - 1990, she was a City Commissioner and Vice-Mayor of Delray Beach.
In 2002, CEO Magazine named her as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in South Florida.
She has lived in Palm Beach County for almost 40 years and currently resides in Delray Beach with her husband, Kevin McCarty.
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...
from November 1990 until her resignation - announced on January 8, 2009. Along with her husband, Kevin McCarty, she steered bond deals with the county government, the county's Housing Finance Authority, the city of Delray Beach, and the school board to her husband's former employer and underwriting firm Raymond James
Raymond James
Raymond James Financial is a diversified financial services holding company whose subsidiaries engage primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management...
. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on corruption charges and is currently serving time in the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas
Bryan, Texas
Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,201. It is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley . It shares its border with the city of College Station, which lies to its south...
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In 1977 McCarty graduated from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
with a Bachelors degree in journalism. Her career in politics started in 1974 as an intern to U.S. House Majority Leader Thomas "Tip" O'Neill. From 1987 - 1990, she was a City Commissioner and Vice-Mayor of Delray Beach.
In 2002, CEO Magazine named her as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in South Florida.
She has lived in Palm Beach County for almost 40 years and currently resides in Delray Beach with her husband, Kevin McCarty.