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The newly-renamed Reedy Creek Improvement District board appointed by @GovRonDeSantis just discovered the former board signed last-minute agreements with Disney granting the company enormous power to develop its property. 1/ 
The new Reedy Creek (now CFTOD) board is now considering legal action to address the agreements between Disney and the old board, which were approved weeks before @GovRonDeSantis signed the law altering the special taxing district. 2/
“I cannot think of a more naked attempt to circumvent the will of the voters, the will of the legislature, and the will of the governor,” said one board member, who read aloud one of the reported agreements between Disney and the former Reedy Creek board. 3/
Why do some public record requests to Florida agencies take months to obtain? Perhaps @GovRonDeSantis is “reviewing” them first. A 🧵…. 1/9
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This newly uncovered log obtained by #News6 reveals how state agencies send hundreds of requested public records to @GovRonDeSantis for “review”, where they can remain for weeks or months. 2/9
Batches of records associated with one @GovRonDeSantis attorney were returned to state agencies during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday weeks. Some had been there 9+ months. 3/9
Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg will be sentenced tomorrow for child sex trafficking and other charges. Just moments ago a pre-sentence hearing wrapped up with some surprising updates. 🧵1/8 #news6
Based on calculations of his pre-sentence report, the government is seeking a prison sentence of 9.25 to 11 years. Greenberg’s attorney seems to agree with their calculations but argued his client deserves additional credit due to his extensive cooperation. 2/8 #news6
The judge surprised both Greenberg and prosecutors by announcing he believes Greenberg may deserve MORE than the federal guidelines dictate because Greenberg committed so many different, unrelated crimes in this “exceptional” case. 3/8 #news6
Michael Nelson has spent 17+ of the last 25 years in prison for fraud. Now he’s out… and recently started a brand new business in Jacksonville offering “legal services”. (He is not a lawyer.) #News6 clickorlando.com/news/investiga… 1/8
Federal prosecutors have called Michael Nelson a “serial con man”, saying he defrauded folks across the country out of well over $1 million while posing as a lawyer, a banker, and a business consultant. 2/8
Shortly after his release from prison 5 years ago, I discovered Nelson was posting YouTube videos claiming to be a pastor and soliciting “tax deductible” donations. He was later sent back to prison for violating his probation by running another “legal services” company. 3/8
BREAKING: The attorney for former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg files court papers seeking to reduce what he says will be his client’s potential 9-to-11 year prison sentence. #News6 1/5
Greenberg’s attorney, Fritz Scheller, makes this blunt statement about other “public figures” who have not been prosecuted for sex offenses despite Greenberg’s cooperation. 2/5
Scheller then adds this striking footnote suggesting the need for a special counsel and questioning whether “the DOJ is like Nero fiddling away as Rome burns”. 3/5
BREAKING — Joseph Ellicott has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. He admits to delivering a $6,000 bribe to former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg. #News6
Ellicott allegedly delivered the bribe money on behalf of Michael Shirley, a contractor accused of submitting inflated invoices to Greenberg’s office. Shirley has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges and is awaiting trial. #News6
Judge Gregory Presnell: “Mr. Ellicott participated in public official abuse, which really harms every citizen of Seminole County and beyond.” “When you facilitate a kickback to a constitutional tax collector, government abuse doesn’t really get worse than that.” #news6
“I’M NOT CONCEDING!” Laura Loomer attacks the Republican Party and alleges voter fraud after losing GOP primary to incumbent Florida congressman Daniel Webster. #news6
“A win’s a win and a loss is a loss.” Here is Laura Loomer about an hour before her “I’M NOT CONCEDING!” speech when she seemed resigned to the possibility she could lose to incumbent congressman Daniel Webster. No talk of stolen elections at that point. #News6
FULL VIDEO: Laura Loomer cries after losing GOP primary to Florida Congressman Daniel Webster while attacking Republican Party and alleging voter fraud. clickorlando.com/results-2022/2… #News6
NEW: Some have asked how #News6 discovered the paper trail showing @GovRonDeSantis delayed releasing financial records of Matt Gaetz associate Halsey Beshears. Here’s a 🧵 with receipts. (1/21) #News6
Following a @Politico report linking Halsey Beshears to the Matt Gaetz investigation in April 2021, I submitted a public records request with the FL Dept of Business & Professional regulation seeking the former secretary's expense reports. (2/21) #News6
DBPR usually responds quickly to record requests for contractor complaints and such, so I was puzzled when my wait for Beshears’ records hit one month. I requested an appointment to view them in-person as Florida law allows. No response. (3/21) #News6
Matt Gaetz associate Dr. Jason Pirozzolo sold his million dollar Orlando area home last week, I just learned. #news6
Pirozzolo’s photo and bio were abruptly removed from his Orlando medical clinic’s website last month after @CBSNews reported that the doctor was tied to the @mattgaetz investigation. Pirozzolo’s patients received this message from the clinic. #news6
Pirozzolo — who has another home in Key West — was in Monroe County when he signed the deed selling his Orange County home, records show. #news6
BREAKING - Internet is down at the Osceola County Supervisor of Elections office. Precincts cannot upload Election Day results. Machine results are being manually driven to the SOE. Results expected to be delayed several hours #News6
.@VoteOsceola Elections Supervisor Mary Jane Arrington says she’s in contact with @Ask_Spectrum but has not been told why internet is down at SOE office. Canvassing board continues to process mail-in ballots received today as precinct machines are driven in. #news6 #Florida
Important — The voting results and physical paper ballots remain safely in the voting machines. The internet is simply used to conveniently upload the data to the Osceola Elections Supervisor so the public can be informed of results. #news6
1/ UPDATE - The A. Max Brewer bridge in Titusville will be OPEN to pedestrians during this weekend’s #SpaceX launch attempt. This photo by @Florida_Today photographer Tim Shortt shows the crowds after Wednesday’s scrubbed launch attempt (cont.) #News6 #LaunchAmerica
2/ Yesterday a @TitusvillePD lieutenant acknowledged spectators were not practicing social distancing. The agency indicated it was considering a proposal to keep pedestrians off the bridge this weekend. #News6
3/ Today @TitusvillePD announced the bridge would be closed to vehicles one hour after launch to “allow pedestrians to cross safely”. There was no mention of closing the bridge to spectators. #news6
