Gov. Rick Scott on Monday issued yet another account of Gerald Bailey’s ouster from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Bailey broke a self-imposed silence to call it “absolutely untrue.” The former FDLE commissioner also gave the Times/Herald new details of a Dec. 16 visit from Scott’s top lawyer that abruptly ended his 35-year career in […]
POINT OF VIEW: Let the sun shine on ouster of FDLE official – Palm Beach Post
An intentional violation of the Sunshine Law is a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and a jail term not exceeding six months. Only one person in Florida history has gone to jail for an intentional violation of law: W.D. Childers was charged and convicted when he served on the Escambia […]
Examining Florida’s Sunshine Law in wake of Gerald Bailey controversy – PolitiFact Florida
Gov. Rick Scott is mere weeks into his second term, but he’s already embroiled in a controversy over the ouster of the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Gerald Bailey said he was told to resign after he refused to do work to benefit the governor’s political campaign and had complained of meddling […]