Tag: corruption
Citrus County - Concerns about government transparency, public accountability, and the use of taxpayer funds continue to generate debate among residents in Citrus County, with some citizens calling for increased oversight of local government operations.
During recent public meetings, residents...
Lecanto, Florida -- A federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Citrus County Detention Facility has resulted in criminal charges against several employees and inmates accused of participating in a bribery and contraband-smuggling operation inside the jail.
Federal prosecutors allege...
Citrus Couty is cracking down, criminalizing homelessness.
Donna Darwin A.K.A Donna Collins, a homeless woman who has been staying at a homeless camp located at 4765 Yale Lane in Hernando with several other homeless individuals, was forced to leave the...
In a sworn affidavit, Richard Hopkins, an Erie, Pennsylvania, mail carrier stated he was instructed to collect late ballots, with the intent of Postmaster Rob Weisenbach to backdate the votes.
Hopkins made the claims in a signed affidavit under the...
While most sheriff's offices across the state utilize dash and body cams, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office does not use either. Not one CCSO patrol car has a dashcam.
In fact, Sheriff Prendergast refuses to use them, and county records...
Many who have applied for unemployment since the "outbreak" of COVID-19 still have not received any benefits.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the governor has promised a fix for the website but has struggled to deliver on that...
On September 19, 2019, Ocala Police Department police officer, Daniel Wagner, was killed after he was involved in an off-duty motorcycle crash.
A report released by the Florida Highway Patrol following a nearly four-month-long investigation, states that Wagner was intoxicated...
The State is threatening to fire between 1,200 to 1,600 hundred teachers if they attend the "Take on Tallahassee" rally scheduled to take place on Monday, January 13, 2020.
Currently, Florida has a massive shortage of teachers, with hundreds of...
Ocala Police Department Sgt. Lonnie Freeman was suspended after it was discovered he falsified reports following an unlawful arrest.
In addition to falsifying reports, Freeman is also accused of misleading dispatch and violating the department's excessive force polices.
On August 27,...
A Lowell corrections officer, who is one of four officers being investigated for beating and paralyzing an inmate, has been arrested for child molestation.
Keith Mitchell Turner, 34, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of Lewd or Lascivious...