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FLCGA Investigation Update: State finds Broward water district broke laws and stymied competition as it handed out millions in public contracts
A public utility in northwest Broward County violated state law while doling out nearly $70 million in public contracts, according to a preliminary report issued by the Florida Auditor General. The North Springs Improvement District (NSID), which provides 40,000...
Collier Commissioner McDaniel sued for failing to release 350,000 private emails he used for county business, taxpayers to foot the bill
Collier County Commissioner Bill McDaniel has apparently been conducting a lot of county business on his personal email account – and now taxpayers will be footing the bill to defend him in a lawsuit filed by a local golf course over it. The commission voted Tuesday...
The Sheriff and the Fraudster: Lee County’s top cop won’t answer questions about his association with a crooked campaign donor
On paper, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and alleged serial swindler Malek Khalil line up as natural adversaries, not friends. Marceno is a popular lawman who grandstands over drug offenders and other defendants sent to the Lee County Jail, or “Marceno’s Motel,”...
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...