Florida Sheriff Accused Of Offering Jobs To Multiple Candidates In Return For Dropping Out Of Their Races

August 10, 2022 Politics, Scandal

Florida Today reports:

In the weeks since two Republican candidates said that Wayne Ivey offered to land them political jobs worth up to $50,000 a year if they left their races and backed his favored contenders, the Brevard County Sheriff’s election meddling controversy has widened.

Now, another candidate has come forward, saying that Sheriff Ivey also tried to interfere in her race for county judge — and offered to help secure her a spot as the county’s next state attorney if she agreed to drop out of the contest.

Kimberly Musselman, an assistant state attorney in Brevard County for nearly 20 years, told FLORIDA TODAY that she was pursued by Ivey in May to bow out of the County Court Judge Group 4 race.

The Associated Press reports:



The sheriff said he could use his influence to help her become the district’s top prosecutor, she said. After she refused, Ivey urged some of her biggest donors to drop their support, Musselman said. “My donors dried up real quick,” Musselman said.

In response to an inquiry Wednesday, Tod Goodyear, a spokesperson for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, said in an email, “We are not commenting at this time.”

Ivey has gained national attention in recent years due to his weekly “Wheel of Fugitive ” videos which feature the sheriff spinning a wheel with photos of 10 of the county’s most wanted. “Everybody watches it. Even the fugitives watch it” to see who becomes “fugitive of the week,” said Ivey, who was elected sheriff in 2012.

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