Treasure Coast official accused of land payoff [South Florida]
The FBI arrested a governor’s appointee to the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Monday, making him the third defendant facing criminal charges in the corruption case against former Palm Beach County Commission Chairman Tony Masilotti.
Daniel Miteff of Wellington, accused of making a $50,000 payoff to Masilotti for help in a 2003 church land deal, was charged with honest services fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
If convicted, the 55-year-old real estate consultant would certainly go to prison. The U.S. Attorney pointed out that the maximum penalty is 275 years in prison and $1.3 million in penalties.
“We will continue to aggressively investigate Masilotti’s corrupt transactions and prosecute those individuals involved in his get-rich schemes,” U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta said in a statement today.