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Dozens of Broward Sheriff’s deputies face indictment in burgeoning PPP loan fraud case
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Update Oct. 12 – Broward Sheriff’s employees, including sworn deputies and civilians, began turning themselves in this morning to face impending federal fraud charges involving the theft of hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of dollars in loans from the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program. Dozens of BSO employees are expected to be indicted later today. Federal prosecutors have scheduled a press conference for this afternoon. -
New York Times prematurely cleared Gov. Ron DeSantis of abusing Guantanamo detainees when he was a Naval officer
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
On Sept. 24, The New York Times published a story headlined “Inside the Unfounded Claim That DeSantis Abused Guantánamo Detainees.” We objected to that headline as inaccurate in an email and asked for a correction. Editors at the Times did not respond to our request, and no correction has been made. -
State ethics commission finds North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham’s London trip was a prohibited gift, but decides ignorance of law is an excuse
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In a three-month span, North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham’s relatively controversy-free tenure has sustained a few dings. He was found to have likely violated state law barring public officials from accepting expensive freebies from people doing business with governments they represent. And he was busted for building an illegal boat dock at his waterfront home. -
Judge who beat DeSantis favorite Jared Smith at the polls singled out for discipline, could be yanked off court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
In Florida, all judicial campaign trash talk is not treated alike. If you blast your opponent and lose the election and you’re Jared Smith, abortion foe, Gov. Ron DeSantis rewards you with a higher position on a new appellate court. Then you’re short-listed for the even more powerful Florida Supreme Court. -
An appearance of impropriety: Mothers say Judge Shull tramples their rights to favor fathers
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Three mothers, parties in Judge Darren Shull’s family court, accuse him of taking this approach: Listen to the fathers, ignore the mothers’ conflicting evidence and rule for the men.
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