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March 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM

It's payback time for Rudy Giuliani; Creditors want his luxury Palm Beach condo, hidden assets

It's payback time for Rudy Giuliani; Creditors want his luxury Palm Beach condo, hidden assets Ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a mugshot from Georgia's Fulton County Jail. Wandrea' ArShay "Shaye" Moss, left, with her mother Ruby Freeman. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org It’s payback t…
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March 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Sen. Rick Scott talks Medicare fraud; no, not his ex-company's Medicare fraud

Sen. Rick Scott talks Medicare fraud; no, not his ex-company's Medicare fraud U.S. Senator Rick Scott, R-Fl. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, knows a thing or two about Medicare fraud. He built and ran Columbia/HCA, the huge hospital company that’s become syno…
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March 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM

No Senate confirmation? No problem for Moms for Liberty boss on Florida Commission on Ethics

No Senate confirmation? No problem for Moms for Liberty boss on Florida Commission on Ethics Florida's Commission on Ethics in session on Dec. 1, 2023. Commissioner Tina Descovich is third from the right. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The fix, as they say, is in. Typically, it’s hard …
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March 14, 2024 at 11:30 AM

U.S. Rep. Salazar campaign committees blame $2 million in misreported cash on treasurer for her and George Santos

U.S. Rep. Salazar campaign committees blame $2 million in misreported cash on treasurer for her and George Santos From left to right, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Miami; political campaign treasurer Nancy Marks; ex-Rep. George Santos, R-New York. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Nan…
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March 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM

FEC deadlocks on allegations that FPL broke the law by using Matrix conduits to hide political contributions to "ghost candidates"

FEC deadlocks on allegations that FPL broke the law by using Matrix conduits to hide political contributions to "ghost candidates" Former FPL CEO Eric Silagy By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The Federal Election Commission has deadlocked on a nonprofit anti-corruption group’s allegations…
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March 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Supreme Court justices take shortcuts to end lawyer diversity training; write rules that boost business interests

Supreme Court justices take shortcuts to end lawyer diversity training; write rules that boost business interests The Florida Supreme Court. Front row, (l) to (r): Justice Charles T. Canady; Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz; Justice Jorge Labarga. Back row, (l) to (r): Justice Renatha Francis; Ju…
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March 7, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Moms for Liberty boss Descovich loses confirmation fight for ethics post in Florida Senate

Moms for Liberty boss Descovich appears to lose confirmation fight for ethics post in Florida Senate Florida ethics commissioner Tina Descovich appearing before the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Feb. 26. Photo: The Florida Channel By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida ethic…
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March 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Moms for Liberty's Descovich hit with ethics complaint as she awaits confirmation to ethics commission

Moms for Liberty's Descovich hit with ethics complaint as she awaits confirmation to ethics commission Tina Descovicy and Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at Moms for Liberty's June 2023 summit in Philadelphia. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida Ethics Commissioner Tina Descovich, co-fou…
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March 3, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Widely shared video shows 2018 DUI arrest of new state GOP chair Evan Power, disgraced Ziegler’s replacement

Widely shared video shows 2018 DUI arrest of new state GOP chair Evan Power, disgraced Ziegler’s replacement Evan Power being placed under arrest for DUI by a Tallahassee police officer. Photo: Tallahassee Police By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org An old DUI arrest video is careening around …
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February 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Lobbyist Marion Hammer's NRA sugar daddy LaPierre is gone, but she's still riding high on NRA cash

Lobbyist Marion Hammer's NRA sugar daddy LaPierre is gone, but she's still riding high on NRA cash Actor and incoming NRA president Charlton Heston with outgoing president Marion Hammer and Executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre in 1998. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org National…
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February 27, 2024 at 12:30 PM

DeSantis, his Supreme Court and hard-right Legislature keep Florida on track to abolish abortion

DeSantis, his Supreme Court and hard-right Legislature keep Florida on track to abolish abortion A protestor's sign at a pro-abortion rally. By Noreen Marcus. FloridaBulldog.org No reasonable access to abortion in Florida, unthinkable just five years ago, now seems inevitable. Gov. Ron DeSanti…
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February 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Miami-Dade to vote on controversial zoning change in booming South Dade off US 1

Miami-Dade to vote on controversial zoning change in booming South Dade off US 1 Rendering of the proposed assisted living facility in South Dade's east Killian neighbhorhood. By William Gjebre, FloridaBulldog.org Miami-Dade County commissioners will soon decide whether to rezone a 1.59-acre …
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February 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM

New video said to show Saudi spy who aided 9/11 hijackers 'casing' the U.S. Capitol

New video said to show Saudi spy who aided 9/11 hijackers 'casing' the U.S. Capitol The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Architect of the Capitol By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org As the massive 9/11 lawsuit against Saudi Arabia plods on toward a looming decisive moment, tantalizing bits and pieces a…
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February 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Moscow’s broadcast man in Miami spews right-wing conspiratorial news content

Moscow’s broadcast man in Miami spews right-wing conspiratorial news content A screenshot of Ben Swann's January 2017 report on Pizzagate that got him suspended from an Atlanta television station. He was fired one year later. By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org Ben Swann is one of the “…
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February 9, 2024 at 12:30 PM

PR exec’s pushback on story about his lawyer friend’s death looks like crisis management for Florida Bar

PR exec’s pushback on story about his lawyer friend’s death looks like crisis management for Florida Bar Ron Sachs, founder and chairman of Tallahasee's Sachs Media By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A leader of a Tallahassee PR firm that’s paid to polish the Florida Bar’s image says embatt…
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February 7, 2024 at 12:30 PM

As BSO turns: Sheriff Tony's only defense witness at trial for lying under oath turns out to be his lover

As BSO turns: Sheriff Tony's only defense witness at trial for lying under oath turns out to be his lover Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and Sonia Colon at Tuesday's trial By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The non-jury trial of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony on charges that he repeatedly lie…
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February 6, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Broward Sheriff Tony on trial today with his license to be a police officer on the line

Broward Sheriff Tony on trial today with his license to be a police officer on the line Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Eighteen months after a panel of Florida’s Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission found probable cause to consider revoking…
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February 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM

An attorney father's last words to his son amid Florida Bar hellscape: ‘Don’t let the Bar & courts get you down’

An attorney father's last words to his son amid Florida Bar hellscape: ‘Don’t let the Bar & courts get you down’ Steve Uhlfelder, left, and his son Daniel, at the 2008 SEC championship game, Florida v. Alabama By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Eminent Tallahassee lawyer and civic leader…
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February 2, 2024 at 12:30 PM

New statewide bond scheme widely challenged as unconstitutional

New statewide bond scheme widely challenged as unconstitutional By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida’s tough new uniform bond schedule, which took effect Jan. 1, is already under “numerous’’ constitutional challenges throughout the state, according to court papers filed in one such…
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January 31, 2024 at 12:30 PM

End of jail bail reform may cost Broward taxpayers an extra $16.7 million

End of jail bail reform may cost Broward taxpayers an extra $16.7 million  The Central Intake Bureau in the Broward County Jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Photo: BSO By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Broward’s exercise in bail reform, intended to end the unjust treatment of the poor an…
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January 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM

NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate "alarming" BSO jail deaths; 'Immediate action' urged

NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate "alarming" BSO jail deaths; 'Immediate action' urged By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The NAACP Monday asked the Justice Department to investigate the Broward Sheriff’s Office after the deaths of 21 inmates in the Broward County jail sin…
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January 28, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Florida Bar gives Trump’s tainted Broward counsel a pass but bedevils a lawyer on DeSantis’s blacklist

Florida Bar gives Trump’s tainted Broward counsel a pass but bedevils a lawyer on DeSantis’s blacklist Peter TIcktin and ex-president Donald Trump By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.com When a federal judge accused Broward lawyer Peter Ticktin of misconduct, the Florida Bar was expected to open…
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January 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Waste Management wants deal with Broward to allow Monarch Hill dump to rise as much as another ten stories

Waste Management wants deal with Broward to allow Monarch Hill dump to rise as much as another ten stories Monarch Hill dump By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org After Waste Management’s four-year push toward a significant expansion of its Monarch Hill dump was yanked from the Broward Commis…
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January 22, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Broward commissioners to vote Tuesday on 'emotional issue' of mountainous north county dump

Broward commissioners to vote Tuesday on 'emotional issue' of mountainous north county dump The Monarch Hill landfill. Photo: (c) Jorge Molina By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org To dump, nor not to dump. That is the question. At 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, giant Waste Management will ask the …
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January 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM

As U.S. Supreme Court's workload drops, justices seek hefty budget increase to include 24-hour private security

As U.S. Supreme Court's workload drops, justices seek hefty budget increase to include 24-hour private security The U.S. Supreme Court. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices A…
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January 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM

A client sued his deceased lawyer’s estate to collect a debt in Palm Beach Circuit Court. Then things got ugly

A client sued his deceased lawyer’s estate to collect a debt in Palm Beach Circuit Court. Then things got ugly Palm Beach County Courthouse. Photo: Michael Rivera CC BY-SA 4.0 By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A case that started four years ago as a straightforward debt collection against t…
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January 7, 2024 at 12:30 PM

What's politically 'celibate' UF president Ben Sasse gonna do with his $2.67 million in campaign cash?

What's politically 'celibate' UF president Ben Sasse gonna do with his $2.67 million in campaign cash? Ben Sasse at his inauguration ceremony at the University of Florida on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo: Gabriella Aulisio | The Independent Florida Alligator By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.…
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December 31, 2023 at 12:30 PM

New Florida immigration law slammed for trapping indispensable migrant farmworkers in a field of fear

New Florida immigration law slammed for trapping  indispensable migrant farmworkers in a field of fear Photo: Florida Department of Health By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org As Florida’s governor tries to demonize and evict immigrants – once even shipping them to an island off Massachusetts …
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December 29, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Top Everglades restoration scientist Van Lent ordered to jail for indirect criminal contempt

Top Everglades restoration scientist Van Lent ordered to jail for indirect criminal contempt By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org One of the nation’s preeminent scientists involved in Everglades restoration was ordered to jail Thursday by a Miami-Dade circuit judge who found him guilty of …
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December 28, 2023 at 2:30 PM

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PLEASE DONATE TO FLORIDA BULLDOG TODAY! We're in the final days of NewsMatch, where your donation up to $1,000 through Dec. 31 will be doubled by several large foundations. Once again, we ask for your help for 2024 to help hold the powerful to account. As a reader of the nonprofit Florida Bulldo…
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December 27, 2023 at 12:30 PM

A tale of enduring friendship: dementia and Miami’s true-crime reporting queen Edna Buchanan

A tale of enduring friendship: dementia and Miami’s true-crime reporting queen Edna Buchanan Edna Buchanan in a September 30, 2016 interview for the Miami Beach Visual Archive By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org This is a story about a 43-year friendship surviving amid turbulent times. …
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December 21, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Election integrity or voter suppression? Florida has 1 million fewer voters in 2023

Election integrity or voter suppression? Florida has 1 million fewer voters in 2023 By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Nearly 1 million registered voters have been dropped from Florida’s active voter rolls since last year, with Democrats and voters with no party affiliation (NPA) accounti…
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December 19, 2023 at 9:34 PM

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PLEASE DONATE TODAY! We're in the final two weeks of NewsMatch, where your donation up to $1,000 will be doubled by several large foundations. Once again, we ask for your help. As a reader of the nonprofit Florida Bulldog, you already know the value of our watchdog news coverage. We work hard to…
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December 16, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Everglades Foundation aggressively seeks to have Miami-Dade judge throw the book at its former top scientist

Everglades Foundation aggressively seeks to have Miami-Dade judge throw the book at its former top scientist Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Carlos Lopez listening to testimony Friday at the sentencing hearing for former Everglades Foundation lead scientist Thomas Van Lent. By Dan Christensen, Flori…
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December 14, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Sheriff to BSO command staff: Suck in that gut! Lose that unsightly double chin!

Sheriff to BSO command staff: Suck in that gut! Lose that unsightly double chin! Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Memo to the fatties in Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s executive command staff: Time to shape up! That’s an order! Tony, who Republican Gov. Ron …
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December 13, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Cities, counties brace for Tallahassee to escalate war on home rule for local issues next session

Cities, counties brace for Tallahassee to escalate war on home rule for local issues next session Florida's old and new capitol buildings Photo: Archives of Florida By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org The new year promises hopeful resolutions, healthier diets and, in the Florida state Capitol…
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December 7, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Pinecrest to pay $10 million for tranquil 'Mas property' for a new village park

Pinecrest to pay $10 million for tranquil 'Mas property' for a new village park The Pinecrest Village Council hears from an unhappy resident on Nov. 14 regarding the $10 million purchase of property for a new park. By William Gjebre, FloridaBulldog.org A five-acre tract of exotic trees and pla…
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November 26, 2023 at 12:30 PM

When Peter Antonacci was stricken in governor's office he lay in hallway 24 minutes before anyone noticed

When Peter Antonacci was stricken in governor's office he lay in hallway 24 minutes before anyone noticed Florida's Office of Election Crimes and Security DIrector Peter Antonacci, with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody, announcing arrests at the Broward County Courthouse on …
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November 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM

A Miami police informant, a prophetic racist and lingering questions about JFK's death

A Miami police informant, a prophetic racist and lingering questions about JFK's death President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with Texas Gov. John Connally on Nov. 22, 1963. Florida Bulldog first published the story that follows in November 2013 in advance of the 50th anniv…
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November 24, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Florida bankers want Supreme Court to backtrack on big funding boost for legal aid to needy

Florida bankers want Supreme Court to backtrack on big funding boost for legal aid to needy By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A trailblazing, longstanding program that funnels interest from lawyers’ trust accounts to legal aid for low-income Floridians is drawing both positive and negative…
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November 13, 2023 at 1:21 PM

Ambitious Florida CFO Patronis and the case of the curious $50,000 political contribution

Ambitious Florida CFO Patronis and the case of the curious $50,000 political contribution Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. Photo: Spectrum News 13 By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis hadn’t even put a tooth under his pillow …
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November 10, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Abortion rights backers take heart from Ohio but Supremes likely won't let Florida voters decide for themselves in 2024

Abortion rights backers take heart from Ohio but Supremes likely won't let Florida voters decide for themselves in 2024 Ohio supporters of a measure to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's constitution celebrate its passage Tuesday night. Photo: ABC News By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBu…
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November 8, 2023 at 4:47 PM

You're Invited: FloridaBullDog.org 14th Anniversary Celebration

Florida Bulldog is celebrating 14 years of nonprofit watchdog journalism in South Florida! Please join us at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14 around the fire pit at Patio Bar & Pizza, 901 Progresso Drive, Fort Lauderdale. The first drink is on the Bulldog and there will be yummy pizzas and light bites, so …
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November 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Ex-Florida ACLU board members who are suing national ACLU slam its Palestinian-leaning letter to educators

Ex-Florida ACLU board members who are suing national ACLU slam its Palestinian-leaning letter to educators Pro-Palestinian protestors at Oct. 11 demonstration at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Supporters of Israel staged a counter protest. Photo: WCTV By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog…
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November 7, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Ex-Florida ACLU board members who are suing national ACLU slam its Palestinian-leaning letter to educators

Ex-Florida ACLU board members who are suing national ACLU slam its Palestinian-leaning letter to educators Pro-Palestinian protestors at Oct. 11 demonstration at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Supporters of Israel staged a counter protest. Photo: WCTV By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog…
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November 3, 2023 at 3:32 PM

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November 1, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Miami pharma exec, a big Republican donor, agrees to pay up to $50 million to settle Medicaid civil fraud charges

Miami pharma exec, a big Republican donor, agrees to pay up to $50 million to settle Medicaid civil fraud charges Nostrum Laboratories' carton label on its "Nitro OS" antibacterial medicine. The Justice Department says that Nostrum and CEO Nirmal Mulye have agreed to pay millions to settle civ…
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October 31, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Florida Supreme Court debate about Marsy's Law and victims’ privacy reflects fiery politics of law enforcement

Florida Supreme Court debate about Marsy's Law and victims’ privacy reflects fiery politics of law enforcement Tallahassee police confront protestors on Sept. 5, 2020 after a Leon County grand jury decided that three officers were justified in using deadly force when they shot and killed three…
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October 29, 2023 at 11:30 AM

State ethics commissioner Figgers, a DeSantis favorite, snags million dollar contract from Central Florida tourism district run by ex-colleague

State ethics commissioner Figgers, a DeSantis favorite, snags million dollar contract from Central Florida tourism district run by ex-colleague Gov. Ron DeSantis and Freddie Figgers during a trip to Tokyo in April to meet with Japanese business leaders By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org T…
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October 23, 2023 at 11:30 AM

SEC accuses financial empire of Florida Panthers owners Viola, Cifu of fraud

SEC accuses financial empire of Florida Panthers owners Viola, Cifu of fraud Florida Panthers and Virtu Financial bosses Vincent Viola, left, and Douglas Cifu By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The financial high-speed stock trading empire that made Florida Panthers hockey club owner Vinc…