Category: Florida
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Broward commissioner cashed in on land sales to Pompano CRA he recently led
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward County Commissioner Lamar Fisher and his partners reaped a $565,000 profit when they sold land to the Pompano Beach urban renewal agency that Fisher chaired for 11 years. -
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. -
Sheriff Tony gave raises, promotions to BSO employees who moonlight for wife’s firm
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Since taking office 16 months ago, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony has promoted and/or given tidy raises to five BSO employees who moonlight for Blue Spear Solutions, the company founded by Tony and now run by his wife. -
‘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. -
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony under oath: I had no case sealed
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Four months ago, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony signed a Florida Department of Law Enforcement affidavit declaring under oath that he never had a criminal record sealed or expunged. -
Miramar asks governor for temporary halt to blasting during COVID-19 pandemic
By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Miramar City Commission has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to order a temporary stop to rock mine blasting during the state of emergency called for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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