Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2019
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The change of plea hearing is set for next Tuesday.
Tag: fraudTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 4/18/25-Candles and remembrances are left near the Unconquered statue a few hours after the Florida State University Gathering of Unity Vigil held Friday to honor victims of the recent mass shooting.
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Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2019
Ryan NicolJuly 16, 2019
4min613
"It is past time to right these wrongs."
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2019
4min1790
"More freedom, less fraud."
Scott PowersApril 8, 2019
4min437
Singh's probes of 'fraudlent' exemptions, classifications, add $1 billion to rolls
Jim RosicaFebruary 24, 2019
7min680
Payments meant to create 'good will' aren't bribery, lawyer says.
Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2018
8min525
It hasn’t gotten the credit, but the Tallahassee staff of the Jones Walker firm played a key role in the election and recount that led to Ron DeSantis’ winning the Governor’s race. Chief among them is lobbyist Jenn Ungru, better known as a health care policy guru. But in the election law world, she’s the […]
Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2018
5min266
Florida’s gubernatorial race isn’t the only statewide contest in which sparks are already flying. You can add to that list the battle between Jeremy Ring and Jimmy Patronis for Chief Financial Officer, which is getting particularly rougher after a digital ad from the Ring campaign dropped Thursday. Titled “Redefining CFO,” the 30-second spot seeks to […]
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 20184min649
It’s almost Independence Day, which in Florida means: Time to scare some birds. Although you can buy fireworks in the state, they’re not actually legal here. Indeed, The Tampa Tribune in 2014 called fireworks sales in Florida an “institutionalized charade,” leading one lawmaker to call for “more freedom (and) less fraud.” Retail sales are allowed only […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018
5min301
Jacksonville City Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown were in federal court Monday afternoon for their arraignments. At least for now, the defendants, indicted on fraud charges, are presenting a united front. Both maintained their innocence in court. And, for now, their cases won’t be separated. Less than a month ago, the now-suspended Democrats were dealt a 61-page indictment detailing a […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2018
8min649
Two Jacksonville City Council members, Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, are dealing with dozens of federal fraud charges. A 61-page indictment dropped in federal court late last month details 38 counts in a scheme to defraud. Federal prosecutors allege the Browns, who are not related, collaborated in a scheme that used shell companies as ways to extract, via transfers and […]