Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty misused his statee-mail to forward a political message, but he did not pressureinsurers to contribute to a candidate he supported, aninvestigation has concluded.
The finding by the State Office of the Chief Inspector General,which concluded Mr. McCarty had done nothing criminal, ends a probethat began April 25 over an incident that led to the resignation ofMr. McCarty's communications director, Robert Lotane.
As a result of CIG report recommendations, the Office ofInsurance Regulation said on Aug. 16 it revised the OIR Code ofEthics “to further restrict any political or charitable activity ongovernment premises, using government resources, or acting in thecapacity of a state official in a political or charitableevent.”
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