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Jim RosicaJune 3, 2016

The Florida Commission on Ethics has waived an $800 fine against former lobbyist Ben Parks. Commissioners made the decision at their meeting Friday. Parks had been automatically fined $50 a day for late-filing his third-quarter lobbying compensation reports last year, according to a proposed order. State law provides for a one-time fine waiver for a late report, […]

Jim RosicaMay 24, 2016

Staff at the Florida Commission on Ethics is recommending waiving an $800 fine against former lobbyist Ben Parks. That proposal will be before commissioners at their meeting next Friday. Parks had been automatically fined $50 a day for late-filing his third-quarter lobbying compensation reports last year, according to a proposed order. State law provides for a […]

Jim RosicaApril 7, 2016

A former lobbyist pleaded no contest on Thursday to a charge that he ran a drug house out of his Tallahassee home, according to Leon County court dockets. A judge withheld adjudication for Ben G. Parks, 62, meaning no formal finding of guilt. He was sentenced to time served of one day in jail and ordered […]

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Ethics panel waives fine against Ben Parks

Ethics fine against Ben Parks could be waived

Ben Parks pleads no contest to drug house charge