http://www.mediawhoresonline.com/cyndi1.htm
Who is Cynthia A. Henderson?
She looks a lot like Susan Hayward, star of such films as "Top Secret Affair"
and "The Lusty Men", doesn't she?
Ms. Henderson was appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush to head the Florida
Department of Management Services after a scandal-ridden tenure as the head
of Department of Business and Professional Regulation, a position to which
she was also appointed by Little Brother.
Cynthia A. Henderson
Secretary, Florida Department of Management Services
Well-placed MWO sources in Tallahassee summarize Cynthia's checkered history
as a state agency head:
Jeb has gone out of his way to protect Cyndi. She has been nothing but bad
news since she was appointed by Jeb.
Cyndi has been involved in a number of questionable actions since appointed.
Shortly after appointment to the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation the agency dropped an investigation into the largest developer in
the state. DBPR had spent $650,000 in the investigation and suddenly dropped
the investigation. Maybe it is no coincidence that Henderson came from a law
firm in Tampa that represented developers.
Later a male co-worker sued her for choking him after she accused him of
interfering in the case. Was Cynthia Henderson disciplined for this action?
No! The male co-worker was fired!
Next she got in trouble for flying to the Kentucky Derby on a corporate jet
and staying in expensive hotel suites at the expense of industries she
regulates. Surely this was the last straw and Mr. Ethical Jeb would fire
her. But no, Jeb just appoints her to the head of another agency, Management
Services.. *hmm*
(Thanks to our friends at the Tallahassee Klip n' Kare Salon)A little
background on Cynthia HendersonThe Tampa Tribune
November 6, 1999
TALLAHASSEE - The live-in nanny for Department of Business and Professional
Regulation head Cynthia Henderson has been given a job in the Department of
Agriculture.
Henderson said Friday she had nothing to do with the hiring.
"She wanted a part-time job," she said Friday. "She looked and found one. I
don't even know anybody at Agriculture."
But Candice Crawford, Henderson's former deputy and sister of Agriculture
Commissioner Bob Crawford, said Friday that Henderson approached her
sometime in April and asked her help...Henderson, a former Tampa land-use
attorney, also brought up from Tampa the nanny's friend, a former Wackenhut
Corp. security guard, giving him a job in her agency.
Full Story
The Tampa Tribune
December 2, 1999
TALLAHASSEE - "People come to work for the state and leave ... all the
time," says a spokesman for agency head Cynthia Henderson.
Cynthia Henderson's live-in nanny and the nanny's boyfriend have quietly
resigned the state jobs that Henderson allegedly helped them get at her
Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Department of
Agriculture.
Bush spokesman Justin Sayfie called the resignations "a nonevent" and "of
no importance to us." He said Bush continues to have confidence in
Henderson...Three weeks ago, [Florida's chief inspector general, Marcia
Cooke] concluded that the hiring resulted from "inappropriate influence"
but said whether Henderson used such influence couldn't "be substantiated
at this time."
..Henderson's agency was faulted for "inappropriately" spending state money
to send Saint-Louis to a law enforcement training academy and failing to
properly check his background.Full story
Wednesday, September 6, 2000
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- In the first major shake-up of his administration, Gov.
Jeb Bush overhauled the state agency that regulates Florida's businesses and
professions Tuesday.
Bush shifted Cynthia Henderson, secretary of the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation, to another state job and received resignation
letters from 45 other top managers in her agency.
Henderson was mired in controversy her first year on the job in 1999, facing
questions about her ethics in running the agency on several occasions.
Bush, at a news conference with Henderson to announce the agency changes,
said much of the earlier criticism was unjustified and had nothing to do with
his decision. Henderson did not comment.
The governor named Henderson to head the Department of Management Services,
which oversees state facilities as well as insurance and retirement programs
for state employees.
..Henderson, 39, replaces Thomas McGurk at management services. Bush chose
McGurk in July to run his new "workforce'' agency, which will be in charge of
economic development and welfare reform.
Bush described Henderson as "ideally suited'' for her new role. She earns
$107,900.
A resourceful MWO reader adds to the record..
http://www.naplesnews.com/today/editorial/d140804a.htm
"Mr. Bush's appointee to head the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation also had to apologize recently for an ethical lapse.
Cynthia Henderson, caught accepting tickets and transportation to the
Kentucky Derby from one business seeking a contract with DBPR and another
regulated by her agency, admitted that she 'didn't use my best judgment.'"
http://www.thebackstretch.com/news/19990705.html
"Bush made a quicker change with Miller's boss, naming Cynthia Henderson, a
38-year-old lawyer in Tampa, as the new secretary of the Department of
Business and Professional Regulation in January. Henderson allegedly
accepted free tickets to the Derby, free hotel accommodations in Louisville
from the Association of Racing Commissioners International, and free travel
on a private plane owned by Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse. Her office
regulates both the horse racing and restaurant industries in Florida. She
denied all the allegations."
http://www.safe2use.com/government/florida-bush.htm
"... while Bush's head of the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation, Cynthia Henderson, can play footsie with the very businesses
she is supposed to oversee; hire friends and cronies; fire investigators
who get too close to her pals; intervene on behalf of a restaurant where
she has been a patron and cancel a $184,000 liquor tax debt, and
Gov. Diogenes [Jeb Bush] does - nothing."
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061799/met_2a1henry.html
Fraud inquiry dropped (by Bush administration)
[Harrell] said seeking that evidence could involve spending another
$100,000, and the agency had to move on to other cases. Harrell took over
the case this spring, after a number of officials resigned or were fired
following Gov. Jeb Bush's appointment of the new agency secretary, Cynthia
Henderson.
''Even if we allocated large sums of money, the outcome would be
doubtful,'' he said, adding that he had not seen the groundswell of
complaints from homeowners that he would have expected if there were
large-scale problems. The change in administrations appeared to be an
important factor in closing the case, said Paul Thompson, executive vice
president of the builders'
What are we to make of the emerging cycle of apparent corruption by Ms.
Henderson, followed by Jebbie's gallant defense?And finally, what to make of
Bob Novak's comments yesterday?
Jeb Bowing Out?
Well-placed Florida Republicans believe there is a real chance that Gov.
Jeb Bush will not seek election to a second term next year.
Bush was an easy winner in 1998, but the bitter Florida presidential
recount eroded his popularity. Speculation about 2002 also centers on
family troubles experienced by the president's brother.
developing hard...
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