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While touting “family values” agenda, the Zieglers were on the “hunt” for threesome partners, police report reveals
While Republican power couple Christian and Bridget Ziegler publicly pushed for “family values” and backed an agenda widely viewed as...
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Criminal Investigation Roils Florida Republican Party
Christian Ziegler, the state G.O.P. chairman, is under investigation after a sexual battery allegation. Democrats have called for his resignation. Christian Ziegler, the chairman of the Florida Republican...
DeSantis calls for resignation of embattled Florida GOP chairman
By Maegan Vazquez and Lori Rozsa December 1, 2023 at 7:52 a.m. EST Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is calling for the resignation of Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler, who is ensnared in a police inquiry involving alleged sexual battery. “I don’t see how he can...
On the heels of high-profile wins, a government transparency effort seeks to expand its reach
On the heels of high-profile wins, a government transparency effort seeks to expand its reach by Anne Geggis Sarasota-based Florida Center for Government Accountability launches 'Defenders of Democracy' campaign. Ghost candidates, migrant flights’ secrecy, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Listen: 911 tape released in criminal investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler. “She told me she was raped yesterday and she’s scared to leave her house.”
The sexual battery investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler began with a 911 call from a friend of the alleged victim...
Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms for Liberty cofounder, accused of sexual assault by alleged menage a trois lover
Christian Ziegler, Florida’s GOP chairman and husband of Sarasota County School Board member and Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget...
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Citizens for Government Accountability/
Southwest Florida
Citizens for Government Accountability/SW Florida, an FLCGA affiliate, is a non-partisan government watchdog organization dedicated to fostering and promoting government accountability and transparency in Southwest Florida. FLCGA and CGA/SWFL collaborate on investigating, reporting, publishing and promoting issues relating to government accountability and transparency and on public record requests critical to the investigative process. Read more…