Muriel Mandy Dawson | |
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Member of the Florida Senate from the 29th district |
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In office 1999 -2008 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
July 18, 1956
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | government |
Religion | Baptist |
Muriel Mandy Dawson was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 29th District from 1999 to 2008. Previously she was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1993 through 1998.
In 2002, Dawson was arrested and charged with felony prescription drug fraud for altering a painkiller prescription from 60 pills to 160. In return for dismissal of the charges, Dawson entered a pretrial intervention program.
On July 20, 2011, Dawson was charged with federal income tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. In court papers filed in early February 2012, Dawson signalled her intention to plead guilty to the tax evasion charges.