By Emily J. Minor
Former County Commissioner Mary McCarty is back in Palm Beach County, done with her federal prison time in Texas and living in a West Palm Beach Salvation Army halfway house.
“I have not seen Mary, but Mary got out of prison [March 24] and flew from College Station and then went directly to the halfway house,” said Reeve Bright, a Delray Beach lawyer who is a longtime family friend of McCarty and her husband, Kevin.
McCarty, 56, was the third county commissioner in less than three years to resign, plead to corruption and go to prison. Sentenced in federal court in June 2009 — and sent to prison that day — McCarty left the Federal Prison Camp in Bryon after having served about 21 months of her 42-month sentence.
Bright said McCarty will work in his law office while completing her federal term and living at the Salvation Army facility.
After resigning from the County Commission, McCarty admitted she used the clout of public office to draw business to her husband’s successful bond underwriting firm. Kevin McCarty served prison time for failing to report his wife’s wrongdoings.
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