Tag: Bob Jarvis
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Bankruptcy filings, financial woes dog surprise Miami commission candidate Jeffrey Watson
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
During the 2010s, Miami City Commissioner Jeffrey Watson was twice unsuccessful in securing bankruptcy protection, fell behind on more than $1 million on his home mortgage, couldn’t pay a $129,284 civil judgment and owed $26,933 in income tax to the Internal Revenue Service. Now, the former Bill Clinton White House aide is poised to upend the Miami City Commission District 5 race after pledging not to run when he was appointed to the seat 11 months ago. -
The sheriff and the school board member: how Tony and Alhadeff scratched each other’s backs
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward School Board Member Lori Alhadeff has raised thousands of dollars for Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s election campaign, and a nonprofit she leads purchased thousands of dollars in bleeding control kits sold by a company Tony founded. Now, the sheriff’s Law Enforcement Trust Fund has awarded Alhadeff’s nonprofit a grant of $8,000. -
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Prosecution, defense team up to convince a skeptical judge to release inmate
By Eric Barton
BrowardBulldog.org
Next month, a federal prosecutor and a defense attorney will stand before a judge in Miami and do something extraordinary. Both sides will present evidence and call witnesses to try to convince the judge to set a man free.
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