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Bob Norman
Senior Editor
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.
Governor DeSantis is building “Alligator Alcatraz” with little oversight – and this big campaign donor is set to reap millions from it
As the large commercial trucks roar one after another onto the airfield property in the Everglades where a massive detention camp for immigrants is being …
Sheriff Marceno says he has ‘zero tolerance’ for street racing. Here’s a video of Sheriff Marceno street racing.
Call it a case of highway hypocrisy. After Lee County deputies arrested an 18-year-old on a street racing charge last week, Sheriff Carmine Marceno put …
It’s not just his wife. Lee County undersheriff has another relative on the payroll.
When Lee County Undersheriff John Holloway’s daughter Morgan and her fiance Joe Trubilla posted a wedding registry on October 21, 2022, they appealed to friends …
Lee County Sheriff Marceno trashes Ron and Casey DeSantis in vulgar audio
Editor’s Note: The following story contains language some readers might find offensive. As he faces a federal corruption investigation and also floats a potential run …
Nepotism alert: Lee County undersheriff’s wife lands $155,000 job in his department
For Lee County Undersheriff John Holloway, the sheriff’s office is a family business. As if Holloway’s $280,000 public salary as second-in-command under embattled Sheriff Carmine …
“Trump’s Sheriff”? Facing federal investigation, Lee County’s Marceno and his allies make clear appeal to the president
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno elicited a collective gasp across Southwest Florida when he floated the idea of running for Congress. “Only in Florida,” read …
If Sheriff Marceno goes, these two lawmen are considered frontrunners to replace him
As Lee County awaits a decision by the federal grand jury on whether to indict Sheriff Carmine Marceno, speculation in law enforcement and political circles …
As feds investigate Sheriff Marceno, a beloved retired firefighter he put on the payroll has taken his own life
On the morning of Nov. 15, retired firefighter John McMahon was doing what he loved to do: honoring fallen heroes. That day McMahon, wearing his …
“Off the books”: Marceno-appointed honorary deputy, campaign donor received special favor
Malek Khalil isn’t a cop, far from it in fact, but that didn’t stop him from flashing a Lee County sheriff’s badge during a disturbance …
Receipt shows Sheriff Marceno received $9,000 piano from same LCSO “ghost employee” alleging kickback scheme
For Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, jeweler Ken Romano was more than a close friend and gambling buddy – he was a “brother.” “My brother …
Video shows Sheriff Marceno accepting a stack of cash from former “ghost employee.” Marceno’s lawyer says the transaction was legitimate.
Embattled Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno has been captured in video recordings accepting a stack of cash from the same “ghost employee” who has claimed …
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 …