Category: Federal
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U.S. judge orders release of FBI records in Sarasota probe that may tie Saudi royals to 9/11 hijackers
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A federal judge has ruled the FBI unlawfully withheld from the Florida Bulldog key sections of records of its investigation of a Saudi family that fled Sarasota two weeks before the 9/11 attacks – leaving behind cars, clothes, furniture, food and other belongings. -
First guilty pleas in Port Everglades’ ongoing spending scandal
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The first two guilty pleas in the continuing probe into out-of-control P-Card spending by Port Everglades employees were entered Wednesday in federal court in Miami – with more pleas and arrests expected to follow. -
The Waste Management story: Big money political donations and regulators who sit on their hands
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Eight months ago a Broward judge determined that it is more likely than not that Waste Management committed a crime or fraud in connection with its attempts to influence federal and state antitrust regulators. What have those authorities done about it? Nothing, apparently. -
Sweetheart deal for Ave LLC in the works at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport; Vote set for Wednesday
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A local developer who owes Miami-Dade County $1.8 million in rent and accused county elected officials of showing favoritism to more politically influential tenants could soon get a sweetheart deal of his own. -
LNG ‘freedom molecules’ coming soon to railroad tracks around the country
By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
President Donald Trump plans to open up the transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) around the United States in railroad tanks that can hold 30,680 gallons of the extremely flammable fuel, with as many as 100 tank cars per train. And so far, an environmental assessment by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has given the plan a green light with no additional safety requirements. -
Bye-Bye to Florida’s blind trust law and the protections it gave to Rick Scott and his vast wealth
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
To little notice last week, the Legislature voted unanimously to repeal Florida’s failed blind trust statute – a short-lived law best known for allowing Republican Rick Scott to shield tens of millions of dollars of his assets from public view, while also immunizing him from numerous conflicts of interest as governor.
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