By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A political committee that has supported Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, Broward First, paid nearly $50,000 to a pair of high-powered law firms that represent him personally in a civil suit brought by opponents who contend he is a convicted felon, and thus ineligible to serve as sheriff.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Corruption. The dictionary defines it as “dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people.”
How else to explain the failures of both the Florida Senate and the Florida ethics commission to hold powerful National Rifle Association lobbyist and board member Marion Hammer accountable for not disclosing more than $1.7 million in arguably illegal payments she received from the NRA between 2007 and 2018?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s criminal investigation of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony for making a false declaration under oath last January has expanded to include a probe into whether the sheriff lied to cover up that he’s a convicted felon, as well as other still confidential matters.
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pick to provide COVID isolation centers in Florida was a Republican donor who faced a federal kickback suit.
ByNoreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry, who runs the bluest county in Florida, leads a surprisingly subdued campaign against COVID-19.
Straining to keep up with coronavirus data while treating desperately ill patients, doctors warn that toothless protection rules will have increasingly dire outcomes.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony spent much of last week dodging process servers looking to hand him court papers that would officially notify him that a lawsuit filed against him seeks to disqualify him from serving as sheriff.
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