Ernest Page is a former member of the Orlando, Florida City Council who served as Orlando's interim mayor in March and April of 2005 while the elected mayor, Buddy Dyer, was in jail due to allegations of electoral fraud. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003 Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. After the charges against Dyer were dismissed in April 2005, Page returned to his City Council position.
Page was first elected to the Orlando City Council in 1996. He won re-election in 2000 and 2004. [1]
On March 1, 2006, Page was arrested on charges of political corruption while in the mayor's office. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain In September 2006 he was convicted of bribery and official misconduct for threatening to stop a redevelopment proposal unless the prospective developer gave a piece of the project to a nonprofit group with which Page was affiliated. In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime. Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person Malfeasance in office, or official misconduct, is the commission of an Unlawful act done in an official capacity which affects the performance of official duties He was subsequently sentenced to 42 months in prison. In Law, a sentence forms the final act of a Judge -ruled process and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of [2] Following his sentencing in December 2006, Page was removed from city office by an executive order from Florida Governor Jeb Bush. List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida [3][4]
References
- ^ City of Orlando website
- ^ Ernest Page trial closing, Orlando Sentinel website, September 22, 2006, and In interview, Page discussed charges before his sentencing, Orlando Sentinel, December 31, 2006
- ^ Page Removed From Office After Being Sentenced To Prison, WESH-TV, December 21, 2006
- ^ Governor’s Executive Order Number 06-54, State of Florida news release, March 1, 2006
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