Tampa Bay area mayor faces judgment

A mall deal gone bad in Pinellas County has a developer wanting to collect a $5.2 million judgment, and the mayor of a tiny (and tony) beach town allegedly hasn't yet paid.

John Sabow, who managed the redevelopment of the Shoppes at Park Place in Pinellas Park, won an initial judgment against property owner Boulder Venture South for his share of the deal. But Sabow contends he never received the money from Boulder.

Now Sabow is going after Boulder's owners individually in court. That includes Robert Schmidt Jr., who is the mayor of Belleair Shore, a town of just a little more than 100 people about 13 miles northwest of the shopping center. Schmidt has been mayor since last year.