(Note: This story corrects an earlier version which did not include information about an advocate for the Florida Commission on Ethics finding no probable cause.)
An advocate for the Florida Commission on Ethics has found no probable cause on all counts in a complaint that was filed against West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James.
The Commission will be holding a hearing on the subject October 25. The closed door meeting is being held so the commission can decide whether to accept the recommendation.
The city has sent us the findings of Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Miller, who was acting as an advocate for the Commission on Ethics.
The complaint was made last year, when James was still a West Palm Beach city commissioner, by a political consultant who represented another mayoral candidate.
Richard Giorgio claimed that James voted on matters that benefitted his landlord's company without public disclosure.
After her investigation, Miller determined that there is no probable cause to any of the claims under state ethics laws.
A city spokeswoman calls the October hearing a standard, procedural action and she anticipates the Ethics Commission to accept the results of the advocate's recommendation. She adds that Miller's "findings are in line with the findings of the Palm Beach County Ethics Commission, which reviewed the complaint, made by a political operative."
Mayor James has denied wrongdoing and says he no longer lives in the house that was owned by a lobbyist and employee with the company, Wantman Group, Inc. He says he received no discounted rental rates or any other favors while living in the home.
Photo: Getty Images