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On October 29, 2013, Radel was arrested in the District of Columbia after attempting to buy 3.5 grams of cocaine from an undercover federal officer. Less than a month later, Radel pled guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.

In November 2013, Radel announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from Congress to undergo addiction rehabilitation and that he would be donating his salary to charity during his absence, but stopped short of resigning. Following his announcement, the Republican Party of Florida and Governor of Florida Rick Scott called on Radel to "resign immediately" and "focus his attention on rehabilitation and his family". In late January 2014, Radel officially tendered his resignation in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner. Republican businessman Curt Clawson won special general election held on June 24, 2014 to replace him.