Jim RosicaAugust 6, 2019
9min1508
Sentencing was set for Nov. 19.
Tag: corruption
Jim RosicaAugust 6, 2019
Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2019
5min1298
The change of plea hearing is set for next Tuesday.
Jim RosicaFebruary 24, 2019
7min680
Payments meant to create 'good will' aren't bribery, lawyer says.
Danny McAuliffeDecember 13, 2018
6min334
The culmination of a years-long public corruption investigation in the capital city isn’t spoiling John Dailey‘s spirit. Instead, the new Tallahassee Mayor sees the recent 44-count indictment of City Commissioner Scott Maddox as a chance to reset the city’s tainted brand. “It’s our responsibility as the leaders of Tallahassee to turn this page, write the next […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 12, 2018
5min477
Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to public corruption charges in a 44-count federal indictment. Gov. Rick Scott later in the day signed an executive order indefinitely suspending Maddox from office without pay, saying it was “in the best interests of the residents of […]
Scott PowersOctober 29, 2018
7min1049
After railing against his opponent’s potential role in a scandal in Tallahassee, Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis vowed Sunday that, if elected Governor, he’ll impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate local corruption. But that’s something he can’t do without the concurrence of the state’s highest court. Moreover, investigating “local” crimes isn’t the scope of […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 23, 2018
8min507
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has asserted he paid his way on trips to Costa Rica and New York City that are now the focus of an ongoing ethics investigation, but newly released documents appear to contradict the Tallahassee mayor. Text messages, video, pictures and other documents surrounding the trip were turned over Tuesday […]
Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018
3min675
Several Florida sheriffs lash out at an attack ad supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis as “false”, “pathetic”, and “just not true” as they ride to the aid of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. In the 30-second commercial “Tell You” released by Gillum’s campaign, five county sheriffs [all Democrats] denounce a television commercial from the […]
Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2018
6min244
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) is out with a new digital campaign targeting Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum, attempting to highlight past controversies during his time as Tallahassee’s mayor. The ad begins with text asking, “Who is Andrew Gillum?” It then attempts to answer that question with a series of newscasts covering reports on Gillum’s political past. […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 20, 2017
10min416
Tallahassee Democrat Publisher Skip Foster shared a familiar message to the Capital Tiger Bay Club on Monday: The night is always darkest just before the dawn. To be clear, the publisher of the paper of record for the capital city didn’t verbatim quote the famous line from “The Dark Knight” or evenly remotely reference it. […]