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A high-rolling sheriff? Lee County’s top cop discloses $458,879 in “gambling income” from casino
When Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno needs to unwind, he likes to gamble – and his financial disclosure forms indicate it’s been an extremely lucrative vice for him. When Marceno filed his 2022 financial disclosure forms with the state last month, he listed...
Sacred Scheme: How Florida Taxpayers Fund A Christian Campaign Aimed At Pregnant Women
When a pregnant woman walks into the state-subsidized Pregnancy Help and Information Center (PHI) in Tallahassee for help, she’ll likely get a dose of Christian preaching with her ultrasound. That’s because PHI doubles as a Christian ministry. Its CEO, Patti Tidwell,...
Collier commissioner caught in election deception cites Bible verse as defense
An investigation by the Florida Elections Commission found that Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall violated the state's election code during his campaign last year. Hall’s campaign ads falsely implied he was the incumbent in the District 2 race rather than a...
Is the world’s largest military service dog charity raising money on a heartwarming misrepresentation?
It’s a straight-to-the-heart motto that has helped non-profit K9’s For Warriors raise more than $130 million from donors: “We rescue the dog and the dog rescues the veteran.” The Ponte Vedra-based charity promises donors that their money will be used to rescue dogs...
Florida Center for Government Accountability WINS court fight to unseal investigation of Daytona Beach Shores cops
A Circuit Court judge on Monday morning issued an oral ruling that will unseal public records involving the investigation of two Daytona Beach Shores police officers who hand-cuffed their three-year-old son and twice briefly confined him in a city holding cell in a...
Moonlighting ex-Collier County deputy manager lobbied for county vendor in ‘apparent’ conflict of interest
Former Collier County Deputy Manager Sean Callahan was quietly fired in January of 2022 after county staff discovered he was secretly working as a lobbyist for a powerful Washington D.C. lobbying firm – a moonlighting job that violated county policies, ethical...