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Ex-Broward School Board Member Stephanie Kraft Gets Probation in Misconduct Case

A former Broward County school board member convicted of official misconduct for helping developers seeking breaks on fees they paid to the school district has avoided prison.

Stephanie Kraft was sentenced to five years' probation Friday.

Prosecutors said Kraft and her lobbyist husband Mitch Kraft helped two developers obtain a $500,000 break on impact fees one of their housing projects had to pay to the school district. In return, the Krafts allegedly accepted $10,000 from the developers.

Mitch Kraft has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial separately.

Stephanie Kraft was suspended from office in 2010 after the charges were brought. She did not seek re-election.

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