In an ongoing effort to depopulate Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida regulators have given the green light for Orange Insurance Exchange to assume up to 15,000 policies from the state’s insurer of last resort. This comes on the heels of approvals for other private insurers…
Read More Florida Further Reduces Citizens’ Insurance Burden, Approves Additional 15,000 Policy Takeouts
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Thursday the arrest of Jasmine Victoria Stanley, owner of Prestige Comfort Care, on charges of Medicaid fraud exceeding $20,000. An investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) revealed that Stanley intentionally double-billed the Florida Medicaid program for services…
Read More Florida AG Ashley Moody: Caregiving Company Owner Arrested For Medicaid Fraud
Florida’s net general revenue for January reached nearly $3.43 billion, surpassing the January forecast by $40.1 million, according to a report released by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. The report, released Wednesday, detailed the various sources of this revenue, with sales taxes…
Read More Florida Exceeds January Revenue Forecast by $40 Million
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced a $2.6 million conservation deal on Wednesday to protect 386 acres of ranchland in Osceola County. This move follows a March decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet to shield 3,080 acres of the…
Read More Florida Secures $2.6 Million Deal To Conserve 386 Acres Of Osceola County Ranchland
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate who passed away at Tampa General Hospital. Jack Daniel Knox, 37, was initially transported to the hospital on August 28th after reporting stomach pain to detention staff. Tragically, on…
Read More Hillsborough County Inmate Dies After Hospitalization
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – After a comprehensive trial last week, 50-year-old Vincent Paul Gaudio and his 18-year-old son, William Trent Gaudio, were found guilty on all charges related to their September 2023 arrests. The charges include Aggravated Battery with Great Bodily Harm and Tampering with…
Read More Dunnellon Father And Son Convicted Of Battering Witness After Hiding In Woods For Ambush
Smart & Safe Florida, a political committee backing a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana, raised $11 million recently, with $10 million from Trulieve. This brings their total fundraising to over $82 million, mostly from Trulieve. Another marijuana company, Verano Holdings, has also contributed $3.5…
Read More Florida Marijuana Legalization Effort Gets $11M Boost, Mostly From Trulieve
ORLANDO, Fla. – Jessica Corin Mangano, 34, of St. Cloud, Florida, has been indicted on multiple charges related to the distribution, receipt, and possession of child sexual assault material (CSAM). If convicted, Mangano faces a minimum of 5 years and up to 20 years in…
Read More St. Cloud Woman Indicted On Child Sexual Assault Material Charges
Richard Allen, a 52-year-old former Petty Officer First Class from Citrus Heights, CA, has confessed in federal court in Rhode Island to his role in a scheme to steal and sell government property valued at over $850,000 from a Navy base supplying ships in the…
Read More California Navy Veteran Admits To Scheme Stealing Over $850,000 In Government Property
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Stephen Jay Thorn, a 66-year-old man from Pensacola, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for making threats against a federal judge and their family. Thorn pleaded guilty to the charges in May. Court documents reveal that Thorn, angered by…
Read More Pensacola Man Sentenced In Tampa To 5 Years For Threatening Federal Judge And Family