Category: Commission on Ethics
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With two scandalous disciplinary cases delayed again, Sheriff “Dr.” Tony glides toward reelection
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Fortune is smiling again on Broward Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony. A pair of pending disciplinary cases against him set to be embarrassingly aired and/or decided before Tuesday’s all important Democratic primary election has been postponed under curious circumstances. -
DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The late Gov. Reubin Askew, who helped fashion the Sunshine Law and ethics rules for state government, recalled in an oral history that when Florida politicians saw this major reform brewing in the mid-1960s, “it just scared them to death.” Now their successors have little to fear. -
Broward Sheriff Tony, his rich pals and brass donate big to Miami-Dade sheriff candidate Reyes
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, up for re-election in November, is exceedingly confident. So confident that he gave a whopping $50,000 from his political committee to the political committee of Miami-Dade sheriff candidate James Reyes. -
Waste Management scholarships gifted to Cooper City commissioner’s twins may violate ethics laws
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
On Jan. 29, Cooper City Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi certified that she had completed four hours of annual required ethics training. She did the same for 2022 and 2023. Unfortunately, there was no requirement that she remember what she was taught. -
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. -
After state judge abdicates, Commission on Ethics to give “MAGA Warrior” rare do-over hearing
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a highly unusual move, Florida’s Commission on Ethics will reconsider charges against controversial Republican State Rep. Randy Fine that it previously found probable cause to believe were true: that he abused and misused his elected office.
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