Former Plantation mayor gets probation after plea in felony misconduct case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former Plantation Mayor Lynn Stoner pleaded no contest Tuesday to three criminal charges stemming from a public corruption case filed in 2023, according to the Broward State Attorney’s Office.

SAO spokesperson Paula McMahon confirmed to Local 10 News that Stoner, 72, pleaded no contest to one count of official misconduct and two misdemeanor counts of influencing a building official. A judge withheld adjudication and sentenced Stoner to 12 months of probation.

McMahon said there was no negotiated plea agreement and that the sentencing guidelines would have been the same had the case gone to trial…

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