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The case that won’t die: DeSantis joins Patronis in boosting fortunes of big contributor in ‘Tooth Fairy’ case
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Operation Tooth Fairy, the insurance fraud case cooked up by Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis that Miami-Dade prosecutors refused to prosecute, has been quietly reanimated and retargeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
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The long hidden Florida connection to Ireland’s enduring peace
By Abdon Pallasch
FloridaBulldog.org
Just months after it started 26 years ago, Northern Ireland’s peace process could have collapsed after an IRA splinter group killed 31 people with a car bomb in the small town of Omagh. But that group largely dissolved after American trucker-turned spy Dave Rupert helped convict its leader. -
Broward Sheriff Tony failed to keep “good moral character,” but shouldn’t lose license to be a cop
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony violated a state law regarding the state’s “minimum qualifications” to be a law enforcement officer by failing to maintain “good moral character,” but shouldn’t lose his license to be a cop, a state administrative judge ruled today. -
Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis made news last week by enshrining climate change denial in state law, just as 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, meaning Floridians can expect a hyperactive hurricane season starting June 1. -
More ethics turmoil as Florida AG’s chief ethics prosecutor quits amid probe she misused job to query state database
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The head of the Florida Attorney General’s Ethics Bureau, which prosecutes cases before the ethics commission, quit abruptly last month after being confronted with evidence she misused her position to improperly query Florida’s Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle database.
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