Investigation: Ex-mayor’s career full of corruption

Published April 12, 2006 4:00am ET



For 20 years, Joyce Beck and her friends ran a private business through the town’s recreation council, according to a preliminary investigation by the Forest Heights Town Council.

The 30-page report, which covers the town’s 57-year history, its public figures and culture, touches on accusations of corruption, voting irregularities and institutional racism — long before Beck became mayor in May 2005.

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