FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An FBI agent was the first to testify Tuesday in the corruption trial of former Hallandale Beach mayor Joy Cooper. Investigators said Cooper solicited campaign contributions for herself and others that exceeded the legal limit and falsely reported the contributions in campaign reports. Investigators said Cooper also solicited contributions in the amount of $1,500 each for then-Commissioners Bill Julian and Anthony Sanders. "This case is about the six times the defendant spoke to an undercover agent about illegal campaign contributions, as well as the $5,000 illegal campaign contribution she accepted from an undercover agent," prosecutor Catherine Maus told the jury. She faces third-degree felony charges of official misconduct and exceeding limits on campaign contributions.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An FBI agent was the first to testify Tuesday in the corruption trial of Hallandale Beach mayor Joy Cooper. Investigators said Cooper solicited campaign contributions for herself and others that exceeded the legal limit and falsely reported the contributions in campaign reports. Investigators said Cooper also solicited contributions in the amount of $1,500 each for then-Commissioners Bill Julian and Anthony Sanders. She faces third-degree felony charges of official misconduct and exceeding limits on campaign contributions. Prosecutors dropped third-degree money laundering charges in August.

Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper was arrested Thursday on three felony charges. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper. Cooper was arrested in January 2018 on third-degree felony charges of money laundering, official misconduct and exceeding limits on campaign contributions. Investigators said Cooper solicited campaign contributions for herself and others that exceeded the legal limit and falsely reported the contributions in campaign reports. Investigators said Cooper also solicited contributions in the amount of $1,500 each for then-Commissioners Bill Julian and Anthony Sanders.