Category: Governor
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DeSantis rush job: Records show feeble FDLE screening of Broward Sheriff Tony
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office didn’t ask the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct a background check on Gregory Tony until the day before DeSantis announced that Tony was his choice to be Broward’s next sheriff, according to state records obtained by Florida Bulldog. -
DeSantis bragged about deal with lab firm now at center of COVID-19 testing scandal
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis touted an $11 million COVID-19 testing deal with a Texas-based lab now embroiled in controversy and facing questions about the reliability of its tests. -
‘Con artist’ landed major no-bid COVID contract with DeSantis administration
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
The founder and head of a health-coaching company that inked an $11.3-million deal with the state of Florida to provide COVID-19 testing and supplies pleaded guilty to two felonies last year related to insurance-fraud schemes. -
Miami billionaire fined in pump-and-dump stock scheme looks to cash in on COVID-19 testing
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Billionaire philanthropist and Opko Health CEO Phillip Frost, fined for his role in a pump-and-dump-stock scheme, is betting his Miami-based company can capitalize on the burgeoning market demand for coronavirus testing. -
Who owns Florida’s beaches? The answer might be clearer soon
By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Legislature is expected to act soon on whether to overturn a controversial 2018 law that prohibits the public from setting foot on the dry sand of beaches that abut private property in Walton County in the Panhandle. -
Report: Russian oligarch’s companies sent $1 million to counterparts at Pompano’s Kalashnikov USA
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A Russian oligarch’s companies reportedly sent $1 million to counterparts at Pompano Beach’s Kalashnikov USA. >
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