Article: New grand jury called for West Palm review: Mayor criticized report that found `pay-to-play' atmosphere.

Byline: Sally Apgar

Feb. 9--WEST PALM BEACH -- Complaints about a grand jury's final report on "pay-to-play" corruption in the city prompted State Attorney Barry Krischer on Thursday to designate a second grand jury to revisit the investigation. Last Friday, the first grand jury released a 12-page report that found no criminal charges or clear-cut evidence that businesses or developers paid city officials to get special favors. However, the grand jury said there is an appearance of pay-to-play. The report said big campaign contributions from developers looked as though they were given to help win approvals for their projects. The grand jury's report was ...

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