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Bob Norman
News Director
Bob Norman is a veteran Florida journalist whose work exposing corruption has led to indictments of several public officials and the removal of misbehaving judges from the bench. He began reporting in Florida in 1993, with tenures at the Fort Myers News-Press, the New Times, and investigative reporter for WPLG-Channel 10 in Miami. Now a contributing writer for Columbia Journalism Review and the Washingtonian, Norman has received dozens of journalism honors, including the Livingston Award.
LCSO releases “ghost employee” contract with jeweler who alleges kickback scheme involving Sheriff Marceno
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno put Ken Romano on the public payroll as a consultant in 2022 at $5,700 a month to provide “guidance regarding …
Allegations of money laundering and misappropriation of funds made against Lee County Sheriff Marceno. And yes, they involve a former gambling buddy.
Bonita Springs jeweler Ken Romano didn’t hide his association with Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. The two men were allegedly close friends who shared a …
Sebring airport officials pulled a fast one on public with shady land sale
Members of the government board overseeing the Sebring Regional Airport — which includes the historic Sebring International Raceway — tend to speak slowly in a …
Trident Exclusive: Trump VP hopeful Byron Donalds’ ex-wife shares her story, says what he’s doing is “super-dangerous”
When Bisa Hall met fellow Florida A&M University freshman Byron Donalds on campus in 1996, she believed the future Congressman and Donald Trump vice-presidential short-lister …
Fugitive political operative and Proud Boys associate goads judge in email, claims he runs a “kangaroo court”
In a defiant email written to a Central Florida judge, fugitive Republican blogger Jacob Engels all but dared the court to arrest him on a …
Sex, barflies, and videotape: Report details how GOP power couple prowled pubs for threesome partners
While Moms For Liberty cofounder Bridget Ziegler and her husband, former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler, fight in court today to keep law enforcement records …
“Corrosive” Florida Senate bill will hide public corruption rather than expose it, ethics expert says
A top Florida ethics expert is sounding the alarm about an ethics bill passed by the state Senate Thursday that would make it easier for …
Florida Rep. Dan Daley rips North Springs water district for its “flat out disregard for the law”
Days after the Florida Auditor General found the North Springs Improvement District had violated state laws and stymied competition while it handed out millions in …
Police have recovered video of Florida GOP chair and alleged victim in rape investigation
Disclaimer: This story contains explicit sexual content and details involving an alleged sexual assault. Sarasota police have recovered a cell phone video taken by Florida …
Group of Collier homeowners in “citizen’s revolt” against 93-year-old Collier Property Appraiser
Susan Piekenbrock said when she first looked at this year’s tax bill from the Collier County Property Appraiser’s Office, her “eyes popped out of her …
Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler has claimed he’s been falsely accused, but judge and police found probable cause he committed sexual battery
In an email sent to top Republican officials in Florida, embattled state GOP chairman Christian Ziegler characterizes himself as the victim of an ongoing rape …
Listen: 911 tape released in criminal investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler. “She told me she was raped yesterday and she’s scared to leave her house.”
The sexual battery investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler began with a 911 call from a friend of the alleged victim who was worried …