From election win to criminal charges

Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie is charged with misuse of public office and perjury. Here’s a look at her history in the city:

Early 1970s: She moves to Boca Raton at age 16 to attend Lynn University. Dec. 30, 1995: She marries J. Neil Haynie. 2000: Haynie is elected to the Boca Raton City Council. She previously had served for years on the Planning and Zoning Board, other city boards and her neighborhood homeowner association boards. 2007-15: Haynie owns Community Reliance with her husband, Neil. Her name is dropped as an owner in the company’s annual reports in 2016, state records show. Neil Haynie remains on the company’s registration. November 2011: Boca Raton’s attorney, Diana Grub-Frieser, requests an opinion on whether Haynie has conflicts of interest.

2013: The county ethics commission issues an advisory opinion that indicates Haynie can vote on matters involving developers James and Marta Batmasian in some narrow circumstances.

March 2014: Haynie is elected mayor of Boca Raton. Investigators start looking into ethics issues.

October 2015: Haynie casts votes on four matters that benefit James Batmasian. The commission issues a “letter of instruction” on those votes and found that those violations were “inadvertent and unintentional.” Dec. 8, 2015: Haynie votes on a matter that provides a financial benefit to James Batmasian without disclosing her ties.

Sept. 13, 2016: Haynie votes to approve a free-standing sign on a Batmasian-owned property on Palmetto Park Road. It passes 5-0.

Jan. 10, 2017: Haynie votes to change and move signs on a Batmasian-owned property on Yamato Road. It passes 3-2.

Feb. 28, 2017: Haynie votes to allow Batmasian to use city-owned parking spaces for valet services outside his restaurant. It passes 5-0. March 2017: Haynie is re-elected mayor.

June 13, 2017: Haynie votes to allow a Batmasian property on Northwest 20th Street to be rezoned for business. It passes 4-0.

June 13, 2017: Haynie votes on a matter that provided a financial benefit to James Batmasian without disclosing her ties.

October 2017: Haynie declares her candidacy for county commission.

Jan. 17, 2018: Haynie is interviewed under oath by the county ethics commission. The arrest report says she lied to investigators about her involvement with Community Reliance and another company and her income.

March 2018: Haynie agrees to settle separate ethics charges that she violated gift rules by accepting two tickets valued at $600 from Waste Management Inc. to attend a 2016 Republican fundraiser dinner at Mar-a-Lago.

April 17, 2018: The county ethics panel says Haynie cast votes that benefited a company she founded with her husband and didn’t properly disclose the conflict of interest. Haynie agrees to pay a $500 fine — the maximum that can be levied — and accept a public reprimand. Although the county panel opts to reprimand Haynie on allegations she misused her office, charges are pending before the state ethics commission.

April 24, 2018: Haynie turns herself in to face multiple corruption charges. She sends letter to the elections office withdrawing from the county commission race.