Published by the Florida Center for Government Accountability
Michael Barfield
Director of Public Access & Lead Investigative Reporter
Michael Barfield is an investigative reporter and FLCGA’s director of public access. He regularly assists journalists across the country with collecting information and publishing news reports obtained from public records and other sources. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and Investigative Reporters & Editors.
While touting “family values” agenda, the Zieglers were on the “hunt” for threesome partners, police report reveals
While Republican power couple Christian and Bridget Ziegler publicly pushed for “family values” and backed an agenda widely viewed as anti-LGBTQ, they were secretly on …
Bridget Ziegler Contradicts Husband’s Story of Planned Threesome
New details have emerged in the now-closed sexual battery investigation of recently ousted Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler that contradict his claim a threesome involving …
Police Clear Ziegler of Rape, But Send Voyeurism Felony Case To Prosecutors
[UPDATE: The Sarasota Police Department issued a press release that confirms this story. Information from the release has been added below] The Sarasota Police Department …
Rape investigation of FL GOP chairman expands to video voyeurism
Sarasota police are investigating whether Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler unlawfully videotaped the sexual encounter at the heart of a rape allegation against him, a …
Police have recovered second Ziegler sex video, sources say
A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered by police as part of the ongoing criminal …