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Commission adopts joint stipulation resolving driver's-license allegation against Broward sheriff
Summary
The Commission on Ethics approved a joint stipulation in consolidated complaints involving Broward County Sheriff Enrique Toney, resolving a driver's-license-related allegation with a stipulated sanction consistent with a prior administrative finding.
The Commission on Ethics voted to adopt a joint stipulation resolving consolidated complaints 22-041 and 22-115 involving Broward County Sheriff Enrique Toney, concluding with a stipulated sanction that staff said aligns with a prior administrative result.
Staff attorney presented the facts and told the commission the respondent had stipulated to a single sustained allegation related to a 2019 driver's-license matter and recommended a public censure and reprimand consistent with the outcome reached by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission. "Sheriff Toney has stipulated to receiving a public censure and reprimand to resolve this allegation, which is consistent with what occurred in the same matter with the Standards Commission," staff said.
Respondent's counsel Steven Webster urged the commission to adopt the stipulation, characterizing the repeated investigations as politically motivated. "The state has literally wasted thousands and thousands of dollars investigating every aspect of his life... They have literally turned over every stone," Webster said, and asked the commission to adopt the recommendation as consistent with the division of administrative hearings and CJSTC actions.
Commissioners asked staff whether the settlement was in the best interest of the state given that the commission previously found probable cause; staff replied that while probable cause had been found at a preliminary stage, subsequent administrative proceedings had yielded a limited sustained allegation and that the stipulation reflected that outcome. After discussion, a commissioner moved to adopt the proposed joint stipulation and the motion carried without recorded opposition.
The commission's action closes the matter at the commission level by approving the joint stipulation; staff noted the parties retain other procedural options only as allowed by statute (for example, if a stipulation were rejected under the statutory thresholds).
