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Staff ReportsDecember 18, 2017

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday filed a complaint seeking to shut down a Florida charity falsely claiming to use charitable donations to provide financial support to families of firefighters lost in the line of duty, according to a press release. Community Charity Advancement, Inc. (CCAI) also allegedly falsely claims to use donations to provide assistance […]

Staff ReportsNovember 24, 2017

In advance of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam and Attorney General Pam Bondi offered shopping tips to help consumers avoid scams. Putnam’s office says to keep the following tips in mind while shopping on Black Friday: — Some retailers may inflate prices ahead of Black Friday to create […]

Staff ReportsMay 17, 2017

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday announced a new consumer protection program “that will serve the unique needs of our military and veteran communities and directly assist with consumer protection-related issues.” The Military and Veterans Assistance Program (MVAP) is Bondi’s “most recent effort to spread awareness of and stop deceptive business practices affecting military service […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 4, 2017

Rob Johnson, a long-time, respected policy advisor and legislative affairs director, has left the Attorney General’s Office to join The Mayernick Group. “The Mayernick Group is excited that Rob is joining as a partner in our firm,” said Frank Mayernick in a statement. “We have experienced significant growth and know that as a well-respected professional, […]

Ryan RayDecember 16, 2015

A trio of state appeals court judges on Wednesday overturned a lower court’s decision in the case against an 11-year-old boy who accidentally set fire to his father’s shed in 2014. In an opinion penned by Judge Clayton Roberts, the court found a motion to dismiss the case in Duval Circuit Court should have been granted, as […]

Ryan RayMay 29, 2015

On Friday afternoon, Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal issued a sweeping 50-page ruling overturning a decision by Attorney General Pam Bondi that stood between Creek Entertainment and new slot machines licenses for their parimutuel facility in Gretna, approved by Gadsden County voters in a 2012 referendum. The ruling repudiated the basis of the state’s opposition to […]

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Pam Bondi says firefighter charity is a fraud

Adam Putnam, Pam Bondi offer holiday shopping tips

Pam Bondi wants to protect ‘military consumers’

Personnel note: Rob Johnson exits AG’s office for The Mayernick Group

1st DCA overturns state prosecutors’ arson case against 11-year-old

1st DCA rules in favor of Gretna slots, Gadsden voters, against Pam Bondi