ShareThisThe wife of Rep. Tim Mahoney, a Florida Democrat who has admitted to multiple affairs and is at risk of losing his seat, has filed for divorce.In legal papers filed Monday, Terry Ellen Mahoney called her 23-year marriage to the first-term congressman "irretrievably broken." The wife also accused Mahoney of "dissipating marital assets" in the last two years.Tim Mahoney, who has confessed to "numerous" affairs, has said he paid Patricia Allen, a former staffer with whom he was romantically linked, $121,000 out of his own pocket to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit Allen threatened. Terry Mahoney claims her husband "recently sold jointly owned real property," moved the proceeds to an account in his name, and "dissipated funds from said account." She said she is "in need of temporary, lump sum, rehabilitative and permanent periodic alimony, which the husband is well able to provide for."In his most recent financial disclosure form filed with Congress, the Palm Beach Gardens Democrat listed his net worth as between $3.2 million and $12.7 million.The Mahoneys have an adult daughter, Bailey Mahoney.Tim Mahoney said in an interview Friday with Treasure Coast Newspapers, "I owe my wife and daughter an apology, and I owe all my constituents ... what I did is I failed them, I let them down, period. There is no excuse."Mahoney said he won't withdraw from his re-election bid or resign from his District 16 seat, which includes portions of Martin and St. Lucie counties. Mahoney won the seat in 2006 after the GOP congressman at the time, Mark Foley, resigned after being investigated for sending X-rated messages to congressional pages.Tim Mahoney also has admitted to an affair with a Martin County engineering department official, a Palm City woman he met on a trip to Washington, D.C., when the county was asking for federal aid to cover hurricane debris removal from within gated communities.The relationship ended earlier this year as rumors started to appear on the Internet, he said.The FBI is investigating whether Tim Mahoney broke any laws or misused federal money when he hired Allen to work in his congressional office.(Kit Bradshaw and Tyler Treadway are reporters for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers in Florida.)
Wife of Fla. lawmaker accused of affairs files for divorce
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