Florida Attorney General
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Recent News About Florida Attorney General
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Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal grants rehearing in fraud case
A Florida appeals court has granted a motion for rehearing in the state attorney general's fraud case against a Broward County foreclosure relief company and its top officer. -
Fant focuses on promoting Florida's economic growth in campaign for attorney general
TALLAHASSEE — Republican Rep. Jay Fant is ready to move into a new position that he thinks will help him better serve his constituents. -
State drops charges against Jacksonville lawyer in illegal gambling ring
The state dismissed its case against the Jacksonville lawyer convicted on 103 charges in the $300 million illegal gambling ring, court documents show. -
Pinellas County officials fight back against 'sovereign citizens'
&&& A prisoner serving 20 years for attempted murder recently wrote that Ken Burke, Pinellas Circuit Court clerk, should immediately release him from prison. In another case, the prisoner claimed Burke was liable for $50 million. -
Florida AG fights for allegedly overdue payments from tobacco industry
TALLAHASSEE — A three-way dispute between two tobacco companies and the state of Florida attorney general's office has lead to a haze of confusion. -
Official catch-22: Lawsuit winner might be a loser in legal fees
MIAMI – A former Pompano Beach advisory board member who successfully avoided unlawful compensation charges by proving he was not a public figure now might not be able to recoup his defense costs because he won his argument. -
Governor assigns state attorney to investigate complaint against Bondi
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Gov. Rick Scott has assigned a state attorney to investigate a complaint against Attorney General Pam Bondi over a $25,000 donation made to her PAC by President-elect Donald Trump. -
State to push Mathis Internet-cafe case to Supreme Court
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office has requested the state Supreme Court assume jurisdiction over a case involving a Jacksonville attorney whose conviction was dismissed. -
Vote registration fraud investigation could be underway
MIAMI — The Miami-Dade Office of the State's Attorney would neither confirm nor deny whether there is an open investigation into alleged voter fraud in Doral during the November general election. -
South Florida cosmetic surgery center to reimburse customers thousands of dollars
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Attorney General office recently announced that Vanity Cosmetic Surgery Center has agreed to reimburse paying customers who have never received services from the company. -
Red light camera case enters Florida court system
ORLANDO – Another red light camera case is in the spotlight in the Florida courts system, prompting judges to reexamine whether administrative hearings for these violations are constitutional. -
Brother of Florida AG lands job with NYC law firm
NEW YORK – Florida Attorney General Pamela Bondi’s younger brother has recently landed a job with New York City law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel. -
Hurricane Matthew leaves concerns of price-gouging in its wake, but some companies step up
TALLAHASSEE – When Hurricane Matthew arrived, the storm brought rain, wind, destruction, loss and a certain desperation to Florida. It also brought out unscrupulous business owners who have used the disaster as a way to make some extra money by radically increasing prices on key products (particularly things such as gasoline and water). -
Floridians advised to use state's price gouging hotline following the hurricane
TALLAHASSEE - As Hurricane Matthew moved closer to Florida, residents were doing all that they could to prepare for the damage the storm was sure to bring. For Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, this meant activating the state’s price gouging hotline. -
Task force attempts to close law loopholes for halfway houses
WEST PALM BEACH -- Loopholes in current laws regarding "sober homes" has prompted a task force to consider introducing stronger regulations. -
League of Women Voters chair: Legislature 'circumvented' the law with scholarship program
TALLAHASSEE – A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision by the circuit court that found the Florida Education Association (FEA) and other plaintiffs lacked standing in its attempt to have a state-funded scholarship program declared unconstitutional. -
Two men accused of impersonating as lawyers in Coral Springs
CORAL SPRINGS – Joseph Anton Hilton, 56, and Adam Forman, 46, have been arrested on charges that they had been working as unlicensed attorneys. -
Florida attorney general tries to halt merger between major insurance companies
TALLAHASSEE – A merger between two insurance companies is being blocked by a lawsuit filed by Florida's attorney general's office. -
Retiring judge requests governor appoint successor in letter, attorney files suit seeking election
LAKELAND – The attorney for a Lakeland man fighting for the chance run for judge on the 10th Judicial Circuit Court says he suspects the way that bench, and others, is being vacated amounts to election tampering and is unconstitutional. -
Bondi at RNC: 'America's for Trump, and so am I'
CLEVELAND – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke at the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on the third day of the convention on July 20, supporting a Trump presidency and criticizing President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in her speech.