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Fundraising Crist Neglecting Gubernatorial Duties

By Abel Harding

Abel Harding Last November 5, the FBI swooped into sleepy Levy County and stunned everyone by arresting two Levy County Commissioners, Sammy Yearty and Tony Parker.  Both men were charged with accepting bribes.  Yearty's arrest, in particular was shocking.  He had served on the Levy County Commission since 1978---just five years after my family moved... »

FL Law Protects Bernie Madoff's Home

By gatorblue

Expect Florida's Homestead Law to be thoroughly examined over this. Federal prosecutors may be unable to seize Bernie & Ruth Madoff’s $9 million Palm Beach mansion because the state constitution protects homesteads from a forced sale by creditors, Post reporters Sonja Isgar and Charles Elmore write today. Ruth Madoff was turned down once for an exemption because her New... »