Tag: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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Conflicted ethics commission prosecutor paves way to settlement sought by Broward Sheriff Tony
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony’s legal troubles with the State of Florida are finally behind him. The Commission on Ethics decided Friday by a 3-2 vote to accept a settlement deal that ends the case without a public trial that could prove embarrassing to Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
Fearful voices from Sheriff Tony’s past – witnesses to when he killed – come alive in ethics case. Listen
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
On Friday, Florida’s Commission on Ethics is to consider a proposed settlement with Broward Sheriff Gregory “Dr.” Tony that would quell its unpleasant and embarrassing previous findings about him, like failing to disclose he’d killed someone, with minimal punishment. -
Chief of FDLE Miami office retired after probe found he sent thousands of sexually suggestive texts
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
For nearly a decade, Troy Walker lorded over the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Miami office with the iron fist of a paranoid tyrant. But it was Walker’s penchant for sending sexually explicit text messages on his work-issued phone that led to his departure. -
As BSO turns: Sheriff Tony’s only defense witness at trial for lying under oath turns out to be his lover
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The non-jury trial of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony on charges that he repeatedly lied under oath to obtain Florida driver’s licenses took a startling twist Tuesday when his defense’s lone witness admitted she was also his lover. -
Broward Sheriff Tony on trial today with his license to be a police officer on the line
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Eighteen months after a panel of Florida’s Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission found probable cause to consider revoking Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s license to carry a badge and a gun, Tony finally faces the music in a court of law. -
Miami Commish Alex Diaz de la Portilla facing corruption charges while his district staff skate on campaign violations
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Even as Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was put in handcuffs Thursday for bribery and other charges, members of his city staff were the focus of a separate investigation that found they were part of a scheme in which they did paid campaign work for Diaz de la Portilla’s brother while on the taxpayer’s dime.
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