Category: Broward County Commission
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Whistleblower sues Broward County over corruption and retaliation at Port Everglades
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A former Port Everglades supervisor is blowing the whistle on corruption there, including “widespread” purchasing card abuse by port employees and Broward County’s failure to protect him from retaliation. -
Manager says millions lost to cheap rents at Port Everglades; County investigating
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Port Everglades’ property manager has resigned, a month after accusing port administrators of allowing commercial tenants to dodge millions of dollars in rent by “dramatically undercharging” for port warehouse space. -
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Builder of collapsed FIU pedestrian bridge had troubling construction failure at Port Everglades
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two months after last year’s fatal FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, the company that built the bridge was responsible for a troubling construction failure at Port Everglades. -
BSO, County Auditor probe out-of-control P-Card spending by Port Everglades employees
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A Port Everglades plumber was fired, another quit and current and former port public works employees are under suspicion amid a quiet investigation into apparent out-of-control spending using county credit cards. -
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Construction giant Odebrecht goes after former top So. Fla execs for stealing trade secrets
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Odebrecht, the controversial global conglomerate that has an extensive portfolio of big-ticket government construction projects across Florida, is accusing three of its former top South Florida executives of pillaging trade secrets, company data and clients over the last two years. -
Broward’s new Community Court looks to keep non-violent offenders out of jail
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward is launching a new court to help keep non-violent lawbreakers out of jail. The “community court” is getting a jump-start with a $200,000 grant from the Center for Court Innovation, a nonprofit that supports outside-the-box solutions to problems within the justice system.
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