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| | Tampabay: LaBrake left N.Y. under a cloud |
 | | A look at LaBrake's history in Penn Yan, where he worked from 1980 to 1985 as director of the city's community planning and development department, shows this isn't the first time he has faced scrutiny on ethical matters or allowed his private dealings to become tangled with his official role. |
 | | In Penn Yan, where LaBrake oversaw building projects, housing redevelopment and millions of dollars in state and federal grants, he steered funds to builders who did poor work or no work at all, said Dan Taylor, the former Penn Yan city attorney who investigated the case. |
 | | Robert K. Hull, who became mayor of Penn Yan in 1987, two years after LaBrake left, said that LaBrake damaged the city's reputation with HUD and that the FBI had investigated the case. |
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