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breaking news editor @TB_Times ☀️ serial retweeter
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Joined January 2018
Fascinating look at the history of the Hillsborough River and why things are looking up from @jack_prator
https://t.co/6IhJh1BzqU
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Water managers have seen habitat expand to the river’s most imperiled banks.
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The Hillsborough sheriff’s office released thousands of records this week detailing its investigation into academic dishonesty, an inquiry prompted by @TB_Times. As detailed as the records are, they leave questions unanswered. @TimesDan @TMarreroTimes
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Sheriff Chad Chronister’s agency released thousands of files this week in a case that ended the careers of six top officials.
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NEW: Floridians and politicians were confused and outraged about a deal for the state to pay $83M for 4 acres of land in Destin. New records show a lobbyist for the landowner wrote the proposal that led to the purchase. w/ @MaxChesnes, h/t @Jason_Garcia
https://t.co/I5CAyTz5wO
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The $83 million deal has spurred criticism for its price tag.
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Pinellas sheriff fires 5 jail deputies in 2 separate inmate abuse cases @TB_Times
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One case involved four deputies who ridiculed a woman as she struggled to urinate while handcuffed. Another deputy sprayed an inmate with Lysol.
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Hillsborough sheriff says staff showed ‘poor judgement’ in academic cheating @TB_Times
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The agency’s internal investigation found no criminal actions, Chad Chronister says.
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NEW, a 2-year investigation: While Florida’s leaders said undocumented people posed threats, state highways were built by undocumented workers. And workers died at a rate more than double the construction industry average: W/ @langstonitaylor
https://t.co/EuXKh1ibNf
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has said undocumented immigrants pose threats. But prominent state highway projects relied on them.
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Six members — or over 13% — of the Hillsborough sheriff’s office command staff have either resigned or been fired amid the agency’s investigation into academic cheating. @TimesDan @TMarreroTimes
https://t.co/6NpOv847Pz
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Capt. Marvin Johnson was fired by Sheriff Chad Chronister on Thursday, a spokesperson said.
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Breaking news tonight: Hillsborough sheriff’s captain fired amid academic cheating probe @TB_Times
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Capt. Zuleydis Stearns is the latest high-ranking official to leave the agency due to the scandal.
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This @TimesDan story about the murder trial starting in the death of rapper Julio Foolio in Tampa is WILD https://t.co/CPI2C2Mj74
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Alicia Andrews is the first of five to face trial in the Jacksonville rapper’s death. Her defense says she had no knowledge of a murder plot.
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Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, near the city of Starke in northeast Florida. He did not have a final statement. https://t.co/S0vSU86vne
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Samuel Lee Smithers was the 14th person to be executed in Florida this year — a record for the state.
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Breaking: A jury has recommended by a 10-2 vote that Angel Cuz Choc should be sentenced to death for the murders of his girlfriend and her daughter. The defendant began to wail as he heard the jury’s decision. @TB_Times
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The same jury convicted Angel Cuz Choc this week in the vicious murders that occurred in 2024 in east Hillsborough County.
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Hillsborough sheriff leaders under scrutiny amid growing cheating scandal @TB_Times
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Two colonels face an internal probe and a captain resigned over ties to a man involved in an academic cheating claim that felled an ex-chief deputy.
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NEW: Despite concerns from conservationists and Republican officials, FL leaders just voted to approve a fast-tracked deal to pay a campaign donor $83 million for his companies’ 4 acres of Destin land “Let’s just say I have concerns,” said CFO Ingoglia https://t.co/PGwoskjBMU
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But one member of the Cabinet objected to the purchase.
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Federal judge dismisses half of the charges against Tim Burke @jack_prator @TB_Times
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U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the law used to indict the Tampa media figure violates the First Amendment.
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NEW: Are 4 acres in Destin worth $83M? That's what Florida is poised to pay in a purchase from a Louisiana businessman and donor to FL politicians. Conservationists say the benefits don't square with the price. w/ @MaxChesnes:
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Top state officials will vote on the purchase next week. Conservation experts have concerns.
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“I’m saddened. I had promoted him several, numerous times over my almost eight-year tenure as sheriff. And I had high expectations of Anthony and his future impacts on the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.” Via @TimesDan @TMarreroTimes
https://t.co/svgVNwdaMx
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Anthony Collins left the sheriff’s office following an accusation that someone else helped complete his FBI National Academy classwork, among other allegations.
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Hillsborough chief deputy resigned amid academic cheating probe @TB_Times
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Anthony Collins left the sheriff’s office following an accusation that someone else helped complete his FBI National Academy classwork, among other allegations.
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So how did the body of a homicide victim from Riverview end up near the Gandy Bridge in St. Pete? @TMarreroTimes has unearthed some remarkable details. https://t.co/OID4VixHpQ
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Arnaldo Cintron fatally stabbed Hiojaira Velez Bonilla in her home, and her cousin also helped dispose of her body, court records state.
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Fugitive ex-cop arrested 4 months after skipping Tampa trial in fatal DUI @TB_Times
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Joshua Roelofs, accused of causing the deaths of two men, was located last week in Colombia.
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Memo details Fox News video leak as Tim Burke conspirator faces sentence @TB_Times
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“It was a dumb mistake,” Marco Gaudino said of his activities with Burke, a Tampa media figure.
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