by Karen Murphy | Aug 14, 2021
The jury in the month-long J.T. Burnette federal corruption trial in Tallahassee found the defendant guilty Friday afternoon of five charges, including extortion, and not guilty of four of the charges, including racketeering conspiracy. He will be sentenced on October...
by Karen Murphy | Aug 11, 2021
During a secretly recorded 2016 conversation between J.T. Burnette — a Tallahassee businessman on trial for racketeering, extortion, fraud and making false statements — and undercover FBI agents, Burnette bragged about working with former state...
by Karen Murphy | Aug 10, 2021
Attorney General Ashley Moody today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the recent scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology. Moody is joined by a...
by Karen Murphy | Aug 6, 2021
The Florida League of Cities is riding point, helping 77 Florida metropolitan cities navigate the rules for distributing $1.5 billion received in May from the federal American Recovery Act (ARA). The allotments to cities ranged from a relatively paltry $1.6 million to...
by Karen Murphy | Aug 6, 2021
Miami-based Presidente Supermarkets is expanding into Central Florida as part of its overall 2021 plans which also include opening seven new stores across the state and launching Omax Plaza Wholesale, a distribution business. This expansion will generate more than 500...
