TC Palm by Andrew Atterbury January 5, 2018 The county public-records scandal expanded Thursday when a grand jury indicted two of the three current and former county commissioners who already are facing charges in the case. Commissioner Sarah Heard was charged with failure of a public official to permit inspection and copying of public records and […]
Broward Health executives file motion to dismiss criminal charges
Fierce Healthcare by Paige Minemyer December 22, 2017 Four top executives at Broward Health have asked the court to dismiss charges that they violated Florida’s open government law. Meanwhile, they are taking heat from local leaders for remaining in their positions despite the criminal case. Rocky Rodriguez, chairman of the board; Beverly Capasso, interim CEO; Lynn Barrett, […]
Two Martin County commissioners, one former commissioner face public-records law trials in 2018
TC Palm by George Andreassi December 18, 2017 Two Martin County commissioners and a former commissioner will face trial next year on charges they violated the state public-records law, a judge ordered Monday. County Judge Curtis Disque set a Feb. 19 trial date for Commissioner Sarah Heard on a non-criminal infraction of failure of a public official […]
