Florida Politics by Jim Rosica November 14, 2017 A Tallahassee judge has agreed to the release of Department of Children and Families (DCF) records on home health care abuses to the Tampa Bay Times. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers last week OK’d an agreement between the newspaper and the department that would allow Times investigative reporter Kathleen McGrory access to certain redacted […]
Tampa Bay Times seeks court order for DCF investigations
Florida Politics by Jim Rosica October 19, 2017 The company that publishes the Tampa Bay Times is asking a Tallahassee court to order the release of records on “abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults by providers of home health care services” from the state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF). The petition, agreed to by the department, was filed this week by […]
Lee County DCF subcontractor jailed for destroying records
by NBC 2’s Graham Hunter November 17, 2016 A former Department of Children and Family Services subcontractor went to jail this week for tampering with public records related to case work. Denny Kern was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday and charged with a a 3rd-degree felony. NBC2 is looking into his […]