Florida mayor suspended from office after misconduct charges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida mayor accused of failing to disclose $335,108 in outside income has been suspended from office.

Gov. Rick Scott signed an executive order Friday suspending Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie. She was charged Tuesday with four felonies. Her attorney has said Haynie denies the allegations and plans to “fight in court to the fullest extent.”

The 62-year-old mayor is charged with three counts of official misconduct for falsifying her mandatory state financial disclosure forms. An arrest report says she “omitted” the fact that she was being compensated by real estate mogul James Batmasian. She’s also charged with perjury for allegedly lying under oath to county ethics investigators.

Haynie bonded out of jail several hours after turning herself in Tuesday at the Palm Beach County Jail.