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Florida official guilty in road lighting bribe case

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Florida official guilty in road lighting bribe case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An official who oversaw thousands of roadway lights in Miami-Dade County has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a lighting contractor.

George Brown pleaded guilty last week before a Fort Lauderdale federal judge to the bribery count. The 50-year-old Brown faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence.

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