Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis

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Gov. Ron DeSantis and attorney Daniel Uhlfelder

By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org

A lawyer facing discipline for alleged misdeeds five years ago has accused Florida Bar prosecutors of hiding news that might have helped exonerate him at a pivotal moment in his politically charged case.

A motion Daniel Uhlfelder filed Friday says he recently learned that at the time of his trial on misconduct charges in April, the Bar was prosecuting its two star witnesses against him for separate ethics violations. He has asked the Bar’s referee, the finder of fact, to dismiss the case for prosecutorial misconduct.

“I am very disappointed if the facts as alleged [by Uhlfelder] are true,” retired Florida

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