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A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2018

Suspended Jacksonville City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown were in a federal courtroom Thursday afternoon. The central question: Who would represent Katrina Brown? The answer: Taxpayers will pay for her lawyer just as they will her former colleague and current co-defendant. The two Browns (who are unrelated) allegedly committed a conspiracy to defraud, say federal prosecutors. United […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 19, 2018

Even before the 2019 city elections, the Jacksonville City Council is in a time of turmoil. Two members have been suspended, facing federal charges in a conspiracy to defraud. And a third member, Doyle Carter, has already submitted a resignation letter as he runs for Duval County Tax Collector. Whereas the two suspended members will see […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 19, 2018

A bill that cleared Jacksonville City Council committees this week will, if approved by the full Council next week, push back the Mayor’s budget presentation to July 23, and will require serious budget meetings by the Finance committee that may impact Council members’ Labor Day travel plans. On Tuesday morning, the Finance Committee approved the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2018

Suspended Jacksonville City Councilors Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown are going to have their legal fates decided this summer in a federal court relative to an alleged scheme to defraud. Meanwhile, the fate of their Council seats will be determined by Gov. Rick Scott. Since the two are not resigning, both Democrats are leaving it to a Republican to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2018

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

On Tuesday evening, the Jacksonville City Council approved via 2018-403 an August special election to replace Councilman Doyle Carter. Carter, a termed-out Republican representing Jacksonville’s Westside, is one of three Republicans chasing the Duval County Tax Collector vacancy. Since 2017, one candidate has been filed to replace Carter: Republican Randy White. White — a former Jacksonville Association of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday backed a committee vote and stopped a resolution drafted last week that would expressly discourage interim JEA CEO Aaron Zahn from applying for the permanent position. The vote was 4-10 against the resolution, with sponsor Garrett Dennis, Council President Anna Brosche, and Councilmembers Joyce Morgan and Reggie Gaffney the sole no votes. The bill […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2018

On June 1, Gov. Rick Scott suspended two Democratic Jacksonville City Council members who face 38 federal counts in a scheme to defraud local and federal taxpayers. While Scott has not yet picked replacements for the currently suspended Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, the Councilors have live bills that currently lack a primary sponsor. Katrina […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2018

May offered more of the same in the Jacksonville City Council at-large race to succeed termed-out Democrat John Crescimbeni. Namely, Republican Ron Salem continued his monetary domination of the field, which includes 2015 Republican mayoral hopeful Bill Bishop and Duval Democratic party official Darren Mason. Salem brought in $4,650 in May from nine donations, pushing him up over $156,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2018

Less than a week ago, Gov. Rick Scott suspended two Jacksonville City Council members who face 38 federal counts in a scheme to defraud local and federal taxpayers. That suspension created two vacancies that, as of Friday afternoon, have 29 applicants. The replacements for suspended Democrats Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown will be picked by Scott. They would serve until/unless the individual Council members […]

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Jacksonville Councilmembers accused of fraud scheme now have court-appointed lawyers

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Jacksonville likely to push back budget presentation, compress budget hearings

Rick Scott not ready to commit to Jacksonville City Council picks

In fraud case, Katrina Brown representation up in air, Reggie Brown gets court appointed lawyer

Special election looms to replace Doyle Carter on Jacksonville City Council

Jacksonville City Council won’t tell JEA who its next CEO should be

Jacksonville City Council works to move on from suspended, indicted members

Ron Salem maintains money edge in Jacksonville City Council bid

Field expands: 29 pols clamor for gubernatorial Jacksonville City Council appointments