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Police have recovered second Ziegler sex video, sources say
A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered by police as part of the ongoing criminal investigation of a rape allegation made against Bridget’s husband, Christian Ziegler, sources close to the...
Florida Rep. Dan Daley rips North Springs water district for its “flat out disregard for the law”
Days after the Florida Auditor General found the North Springs Improvement District had violated state laws and stymied competition while it handed out millions in public contracts, Florida Rep. Dan Daley (D-Coral Springs) has slammed the district for what he called...
Police have recovered video of Florida GOP chair and alleged victim in rape investigation
Disclaimer: This story contains explicit sexual content and details involving an alleged sexual assault. Sarasota police have recovered a cell phone video taken by Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler of his sexual encounter with a woman who has alleged he raped...
Group of Collier homeowners in “citizen’s revolt” against 93-year-old Collier Property Appraiser
Susan Piekenbrock said when she first looked at this year’s tax bill from the Collier County Property Appraiser’s Office, her “eyes popped out of her head.” The tax bill on her dream house in The Moorings beach neighborhood that she shares with her husband Robert was...
Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler has claimed he’s been falsely accused, but judge and police found probable cause he committed sexual battery
In an email sent to top Republican officials in Florida, embattled state GOP chairman Christian Ziegler characterizes himself as the victim of an ongoing rape investigation being conducted by the Sarasota Police Department. The 40-year-old Ziegler calls it an...
Florida GOP chair accused of sexual battery; attorney says he’ll be exonerated
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune The Sarasota Police Department is investigating a sexual battery allegation against Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, a political bombshell in the home state of former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The...