Florida Commission on Ethics Finds Probable Cause, Sends Fernandez Complaint to Evidentiary Hearing

Florida Commission on Ethics Finds Probable Cause, Sends Fernandez Complaint to Evidentiary Hearing

The Florida Commission on Ethics voted 8-0 today to accept staff’s probable cause recommendations related to a complaint filed against former Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez. A finding of probable cause is not a determination that a violation has occurred. Such a determination is made only after a full evidentiary hearing on the allegations. Dr. […]

Mayor Gillum Attempts to Silence Dr. Erwin Jackson

Mayor Gillum Attempts to Silence Dr. Erwin Jackson

During the same week gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum approved of a controversial campaign advertisement attacking fellow democrat Gwen Graham, Mayor Andrew Gillum asked the City of Tallahassee Attorney Casandra Jackson if the city could keep a citizen from showing a 30 second video critical of a fellow elected official.  When the video began playing during […]

Jackson Files Florida Bar Complaint Against City Commissioner Scott Maddox

Jackson Files Florida Bar Complaint Against City Commissioner Scott Maddox

Dr. Erwin Jackson has filed a complaint against City Commissioner Scott Maddox with The Florida Bar. The complaint alleges Maddox violated his professional obligations in two cases in which he was involved. Most recently, in 2016, Maddox gave false testimony under oath in a lawsuit filed by Dr. Jackson. Similarly, in 2014, the complaint alleges […]

City Employees Claim Officials Used City Resources for Personal Benefit

City Employees Claim Officials Used City Resources for Personal Benefit

Dr. Erwin Jackson told Tallahassee Reports he has become a messenger for people who know of public corruption but do not have the resources or the freedom to speak out. His recent publicity from presentations at the city commission meetings and his regular Facebook posts have generated numerous phone calls from individuals who claim to […]

Dr. Jackson Files Ethics Complaint Over Mayor Gillum’s Trip to New York

Dr. Jackson Files Ethics Complaint Over Mayor Gillum’s Trip to New York

Tallahassee Reports has learned that Dr. Erwin Jackson has filed an ethics complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics over Mayor Andrew Gillum’s recently revealed trip to New York. The complaint alleges that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum may have violated the Florida Code of Ethics by accepting gifts from a city lobbyist, a city vendor, […]

Dr. Jackson Files Complaint Against City Manager Fernandez with Florida Commission on Ethics

Dr. Jackson Files Complaint Against City Manager Fernandez with Florida Commission on Ethics

Recently the Tallahassee Democrat reported that Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez had hired a lawyer to ask the city’s Independent Ethics Board to reconsider their decision to forward a complaint against Fernandez to the Florida Commission on Ethics. That request now seems moot. Dr. Erwin Jackson, a local business owner and watchdog of local government, […]

Erwin Jackson Files Elections Complaint Over Maddox Campaign Reports

Erwin Jackson Files Elections Complaint Over Maddox Campaign Reports

Tallahassee Reports has learned that Dr. Erwin Jackson has filed a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission over campaign finance reporting errors made by City Commissioner Scott Maddox during the last election cycle. The Tallahassee Democrat recently reported that $131,259 of Maddox campaign funds were unaccounted for in campaign finance reports for more than a […]

Analysis: Judge Gievers’ Decision Reveals Weakness of City Charter, Raises Credibility Questions

Analysis: Judge Gievers’ Decision Reveals Weakness of City Charter, Raises Credibility Questions

Now that the legal challenge to the residency of City Commissioner Scott Maddox is over, an analysis of the twenty-eight page final order by Judge Gievers is useful in understanding how the decision was reached and what future implications the decision will have on how residency is addressed by the City of Tallahassee. There were […]

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