Press Release RE: Keith Wasserstrom

PRESS RELEASE

Hollywood City Commissioner Keith Wasserstrom surrendered himself to the Broward County Main Jail today regarding allegations stemming from a contract entered into by the City of Hollywood and Schwing-Bioset Technologies. Keith’s former law firm represented Normandy Group that was a consultant to Schwing-Bioset.

Before the vote on whether Hollywood should enter into the contract, Keith obtained clear advice from Hollywood City Attorney, Dan Abbott, regarding the potential for ethical conflict and the state of the law as to his involvement with Normandy Group. Attorney Abbott specifically advised Keith that, if he recused himself from voting on the contract, and if he disclosed to the board his relationship with Normandy, he would not breach his ethical duty or violate the law. Keith followed Attorney Abbott’s advice, recused himself from the vote regarding the contract with Schwing-Bioset, and with Attorney Abbott’s assistance, Keith prepared and filed conflict disclosure forms. Despite reports to the contrary, Keith received no financial benefit from the contract between the City of Hollywood and Schwing-Bioset.

Since receiving a degree from Wharton School of Business and his law degree from University of Pennsylvania in 1992, Keith has served the City of Hollywood as a dedicated commissioner, and as a board member for many organizations, including the Broward League of Cities, and the Florida League of Cities. Keith has also served on the executive board of The Jewish Federation of Broward County, served as chairman of the Broward County Jewish Community Relations Council, and served as the Florida State Chairman of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife Jessica have three children.

Keith is confident that the charges levied against have no support in law or fact, and he will be cleared of these charges. He has not broken any law nor has violated any ethical obligations to his constituency and his community.

ISSUED BY: The Law Offices of Larry Davis, P.A.
1926 Harrison Street
Hollywood, Florida 33020
(954) 927-4249
For further information, please contact The Law Offices of Larry Davis, P.A.