Tag: Zakee Furqan

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016
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Jacksonville’s Zakee Furqan achieved prominence during the 2015 Jacksonville mayoral campaign when he was part of a group of “business leaders” endorsing Alvin Brown. That endorsement became a liability when news of his felony rap sheet, including a murder conviction, was reported. The Brown campaign quickly repudiated that endorsement, and donated Furqan’s campaign contribution to charity, yet […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2015
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Earlier this year, Zakee Fur’qan was trumpeted by the Alvin Brown campaign as one of the “job creators and business leaders” who backed the mayor’s reelection. Since then, it has been all downhill for Fur’qan, who under his previous name was convicted of  second-degree murder and felony-level robbery. His endorsement was repudiated by the Brown campaign in the strongest […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2015
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The saga of Zakee Furqan,  the so-called “business leader” and “job creator” who may be the only person convicted of second-degree murder to be touted as an endorser in a mayoral race in Jacksonville history, continues. Furqan, whose endorsement of then-Mayor Alvin Brown was touted by the campaign as a coup before it was unceremoniously […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2015
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The Jacksonville mayoral election, and the Alvin Brown campaign, are in the rearview mirror at this point. Despite thar, Zakee Fur’qan remains in the news. Mark Glaeser, a Gainesville resident, filed an election fraud complaint on March 27 accusing Fur’qan of potential voter fraud. It has been referred to the State Attorney’s Office by the General Counsel at […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 9, 2015
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More research has revealed that Zakee Fur’qan‘s political contributions in recent years extend beyond Mayor Alvin Brown and U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to at least one Duval County School Board candidate. A Duval County contribution search shows donations from his company, Freedom Lawn and Landscape, and from his wife Hanan Fur’qan to candidate Constance Hall. Three […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2015
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The Alvin Brown campaign has distanced itself from the endorsement of Zakee Fur’qan, who apparently changed his name from Leon Edward Nelson, a man convicted of second-degree murder and felony-level robbery. This past month Brown’s campaign touted Fur’qan’s endorsement. On Friday, though, it had scrubbed all mention of Fur’qan from the mayor’s campaign’s website and issued a statement […]


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