Category: Ethics
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Florida Commission on Ethics lifts NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer off the hook
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Commission on Ethics has found “no probable cause” to believe that National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer didn’t adhere to state lobbyist registration requirements, and it also dismissed a second allegation that she failed to properly file lobbyist compensation reports. -
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NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer to face ethics commission hearing
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida’s top gun lobbyist Marion Hammer faces a probable cause hearing next week before the Florida Commission on Ethics regarding her failure to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from the National Rifle Association. -
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. -
Mayor’s campaign probed for $14,000 donation to company sharing his law office
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert says his reelection campaign is under investigation for making a $14,000 donation to a company that shares office space with his private law practice. -
Rep. Lois Frankel’s endorsement of security guard firm may breach House ethics rules
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Rep. Lois Frankel’s endorsement of a private security guard firm whose owner poured $11,000 into her campaign after her support helped him land a sweet, no-bid government contract appears to have run afoul of House ethics rules prohibiting business endorsements. -
You don’t need X-ray vision to see through Gov. Rick Scott’s blind trust
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Rick Scott keeps his $127.8 million stock portfolio in a blind trust, but the trust isn’t doing its job of preventing him from having knowledge or control of his investments. The blind trust keeps the governor’s assets out of sight of the public, but fails to blind him to his investments.
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