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Central Florida ‘ghost’ candidate, other figures tied to scandal charged

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, one of three “ghost” candidates who ran as independents for Florida Senate seats in 2020, has been arrested on several criminal charges, alongside a political consultant involved in launching her campaign and Seminole County’s Republican Party chairman.

Orlando Sentinel · May 24, 2022

'Ghost' candidate, 2 operatives face charges in Florida

Two political operatives and an independent candidate who opponents say hardly campaigned and only entered a state Senate race in central Florida in 2020 to siphon votes from a Democrat have been criminally charged

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Heidi Stevens: An important win for reason and inclusivity in battle over 'love is love' photos in Florida yearbook

Some cooler heads have prevailed in Florida, where Seminole County School Board members unanimously voted down a proposal to cover an entire high school yearbook page in stickers to hide photos of students carrying “love is love” signs.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

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Florida high school to cover yearbook photos of ‘don’t say gay’ student protests

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Seminole County high school is covering up yearbook photos of students protesting Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” bill, a move that the publication’s staffers call censorship.

Orlando Sentinel · May 9, 2022

'They Just Took Me Away'

Adults declared "incapacitated" by the courts can lose everything—their homes, their savings, their freedom—to Florida's sprawling guardianship system.

Reason · Apr 30, 2022

Some fear ‘chilling effect’ as Florida advances ‘don’t say gay,’ ‘anti-woke’ laws

ORLANDO, Fla. — A short educational cartoon on civil rights upset a Seminole County mother, who complained it was “racially divisive” and its drawing of a gay pride flag wrongly introduced sex education to her son.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 28, 2022

Joel Greenberg friend Joe Ellicott pleads guilty to bribery, drug charge in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Ellicott — once a close friend and employee of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and before that a sports radio host with a loud on-air swagger — sat in a federal courtroom Wednesday and in a quiet voice pleaded guilty to his role in…

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 10, 2022

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Joel Greenberg wants federal judge to delay his sentencing again

ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg plans to again ask to delay his sentencing for sex trafficking and other crimes, despite a federal judge having previously said his current sentencing date was final.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 4, 2022

Joel Greenberg friend and former employee to plead guilty in federal court

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Ellicott — a close friend of Joel Greenberg and a former radio talk show host — has agreed to plead guilty to paying thousands of dollars in a cash bribe to the disgraced Seminole County tax collector on behalf of an unnamed company, according to the…

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 27, 2022

Joel Greenberg friend and former employee to plead guilty in federal court

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Ellicott — a close friend of disgraced Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and a former radio talk show host — agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and distribution of a controlled substance, according to court documents filed by the U.S. Attorney’s…

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 26, 2022

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