The Florida Ethics Commission said Wednesday it rejected the recommendation of its advocate and found no probable cause to believe that Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno accepted a gift of furniture that exceeded $100 from a prohibited donor or, as an alternative, that he failed to report the furniture as a gift.
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A judge in Florida’s 20th Circuit Court has denied a petition challenging Lee County’s zoning approval for South Seas Resort on Captiva, which allows the approval to stand.
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