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Jacob OglesDecember 12, 2018

A federal jury has indicted Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith on public corruption charges. The Tallahassee Democrat reported news of the indictment Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Florida released the 44-count indictment. That indictment, according to the Northern […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2018

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The breaking news out of the Capital City is that a federal grand jury has indicted city Commissioner Scott Maddox on public corruption charges, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Also indicted was Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith. Carter-Smith allegedly helped Maddox in an ongoing scheme to solicit bribes from companies seeking to […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2018

Breaking up is hard to do, particularly when the FBI is involved. Tallahassee Mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum may no longer be “good friends” with lobbyist and entrepreneur Adam Corey — a casualty of an ongoing federal corruption probe — it doesn’t mean Gillum is totally out of the woods, especially with the […]

Danny McAuliffeJanuary 1, 2018

The Tallahassee City Commission has appointed Elaine Bryant to serve as a temporary member of the panel. The Commission met Monday evening to consider nine finalists seeking to replace suspended Commissioner Scott Maddox, who was indicted earlier this month on public corruption charges and is awaiting trial. Gov. Rick Scott suspended Maddox shortly after the release of the indictment. News of Maddox’s […]

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Scott Maddox indicted on public corruption charges

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Elaine Bryant appointed to Tallahassee City Commission