By Scott Travis | South Florida Sun Sentinel
A high-profile, four-year effort to convict former Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie of a felony perjury charge ended with a whimper Monday as state prosecutors agreed to dismiss the case.
The move, announced in Judge Martin Fein’s courtroom shortly before 9 a.m., eliminated the need for a trial that was scheduled to start with jury selection Monday morning.
Runcie’s lawyers and the Office of Statewide Prosecution reached an agreement similar to a pretrial intervention, where Runcie agreed to acknowledge he made untrue statements but not admit to any crime. He also agreed not to violate the law for six months and to pay $4,741.52 for the costs of prosecution.
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