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Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno

Trident: Video shows Lee Sheriff Marceno accepting a stack of cash from a former “ghost employee.” Marceno’s lawyer says the transaction was legitimate.

The “ghost employee” has claimed two men were involved in a kickback scheme involving sheriff’s office funds paid to Marceno’s father. 
Carmine Marceno and Ken Romano

Trident: Lee County Sheriff’s Office releases alleged “ghost employee” contract with jeweler who claims kickback scheme involving the sheriff

“I fuckin’ showed up when I wanted,” Ken Romano said in a recording. “If I went five times in the six months I worked there, it was a lot.”

Allegations of money laundering and misappropriation of funds made against Lee County Sheriff Marceno

By Bob Norman Bonita Springs jeweler Ken Romano didn’t hide his association with Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. The two men were allegedly close friends who shared a taste for gambling, bling, and high-end cars....
James Wills

Lawsuit alleges former St. Lucie sheriff illegally spied on own commander with hidden cameras

A former commander at the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office claims he was illegally surveilled in his office and then retaliated against.
Sebring

Sebring airport officials pulled a fast one on the public with a shady land sale

The Sebring Airport Authority sold land to a local developer Mark Gose, who has private business ties to several board members.
Hillsborough River State Park

Opinion: Two groups pull out of a plan to develop state parks. Now DeSantis needs to call the whole thing off. 

"Florida’s most arrogant governor may finally have found limits to what he can pull off." - Martin Dyckman.
Man in gray suit stands behind podium with a green sign in front of a projector screen.

Voters issue stunning rebuke to DeSantis and developers in Manatee and Sarasota races 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and 3 local developers were rebuked with six out of seven candidates they supported defeated.
Baker County Sheriffs Complex By Jack Randall

Bleak conditions inside the notorious immigrant detention center in Baker County, Florida

Conditions at the Baker County ICE Detention Center have been abysmal and at times horrific for years.
Anthony Pedicini

Florida Trident report: Tampa campaign consultant Anthony Pedicini often wins big with shady politics, shadier money

Pedicini succeeds with a brutal political machine that is often used to fund disinformation campaigns against his client’s opponents.
Aerial Photo Of The Lake Manatee Reservoir

Residents were uninformed of Lake Manatee dam risk before Debby

Manatee County officials reduced outflow at a Lake Manatee dam 48 hours before Debby instead of increasing it ahead of forecasted rainfall.
Closed primaries in Florida, 2024 via Florida Trident

Florida Trident analysis: Two million Florida voters are being disenfranchised by write-in and ghost candidates

Voters are shut out from at least one election this year because the Florida Constitution allows write-in candidates to close primaries. 

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