POLITICO by Arek Sarkissian December 6, 2017 A Florida House committee looking into Visit Florida’s spending on tourism promotion is going to court to force a Tallahassee-based television producer to divulge financial details of nearly $12 million in taxpayer-funded payments to underwrite a Food Network show featuring famed gourmet chef Emeril Lagasse. House lawyers are […]
House asks judge to force VISIT FLORIDA TV producer to provide documents
Tallahassee Democrat by Arek Sarkissian November 7, 2017 A House committee will ask a Leon County judge to enforce a subpoena handed to a TV producer who received $11.6 million in taxpayer dollars to produce a celebrity cooking show for VISIT FLORIDA. The subpoenas issued by the House Public Integrity and Ethics Committee gave Tallahassee-based MAT Media until […]
Fraud concerns prompt House subpoena of Visit Florida show finances
Naples Daily News by Arek Sarkissian October 12, 2017 A state House panel unanimously agreed Thursday to subpoena financial records from a TV production firm hired by Visit Florida, citing concerns about possible fraud in the use of up to $18 million in taxpayer money. House investigators said Tallahassee-based MAT Media did not respond to repeated […]
