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Martin DyckmanApril 28, 2015

Once again, Florida leads the nation in a sobering statistic. At least 42 of its people have gone to prison, including one who was executed and as many as nine who remain on death row, after trials in which FBI “experts” gave testimony that the agency concedes to have been unscientific. No other state comes […]

Mitch PerryApril 22, 2015

During her 5 1/2 years as Tampa police chief, Jane Castor been given mostly positive reviews from the media and the community, although high-profile department misdoings have been reported. Nothing, though, has rocked the department more than the revelations published Sunday by the Tampa Bay Times. Reporters Alexandra Zayas and Kameel Stanley wrote that the […]

Shannon NickinsonMarch 22, 2015

There is always a story behind the data. The Uniform Crime Report data is what every law enforcement agency turns in to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and ultimately to the FBI. The data provide a snapshot of the level and type of crime in a community. This year the data for both the […]

James CallMarch 17, 2015

Tentacles slithering from a corruption investigation in Tallahassee indicate a made-for-TV movie may be in the works. The Tallahassee Democrat is working the story. The FBI, a federal grand jury and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are looking into 17 Leon County school-construction projects dating to 2007. The FBI has seized the school district’s email system […]

James CallMarch 17, 2015

Tentacles slithering from a corruption investigation in Tallahassee indicate a made-for-TV movie may be in the works. The Tallahassee Democrat is working the story. The FBI, a federal grand jury and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are looking into 17 Leon County school-construction projects dating to 2007. The FBI has seized the school district’s email system […]

Bob SparksFebruary 5, 2015

More than 50 years after it happened, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy remains a regular topic of discussion. Among those who remember both, only the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, matched the lingering psychological trauma inflicted by the events of November 22, 1963. It can be safely said that no event created […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2014

What did Jennifer Carroll think would happen after millionaire candidate Rick Scott plucked her out of obscurity to run for lieutenant governor? Readers will hope to get some of those answers to that four-year-old question from Carroll, who is back on the scene doing interviews in anticipation of the publication of her autobiography, When You […]

Tag: FBI

Martin Dyckman: Tainted FBI evidence puts Florida convictions in doubt

Tampa Police chief seeks federal review of black bicyclists’ citations, calls news story unfair

Shannon Nickinson: Statistical gods fiddle with Uniform Crime Reports

School principal says he’s FBI informant in corruption probe

School principal says he's FBI informant in corruption probe

Bob Sparks: A plausible November 22, 1963, cover-up story emerges

Andrew Skerritt: What did Jennifer Carroll expect after Scott chose her as running mate?