(Photo courtesy of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office) Hal Uhrig was arrested on Monday. He is accused of telling a girl who was allegedly raped to lie and say it did not happen, according to Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez…
After his recent arrest in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, former Windermere police officer Kevin Tuck has begun posting incendiary videos on YouTube, spouting contempt for the Republican party and the federal agencies investigating the pro-Trump rioters and calling for others to…
Arguments in a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a number of Florida school districts, are expected to be heard on Monday in a Tallahassee courtroom. The lawsuit, filed by parents of Florida students, alleges that DeSantis violated Florida’s state constitution in several ways by…
More than 30 people have been arrested and charged under the state racketeering and conspiracy statute. That means investigators believe the gangs were running a criminal enterprise. The report provides documented proof that at least six people allegedly created limited liability companies, or LLCs, solicited people through…
The wildly popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) may have ended in May, 2021, but the fall-out from its quick implementation and lack of stringent oversight is just beginning to be played out in federal courts across the country. To date, the PPP and Economic Injury…
Just as Florida’s healthcare system felt like it was getting a much-deserved respite, the corona virus Delta variant has once again ravaged Florida’s citizenry, this time by attacking the unvaccinated in our state. Florida is averaging 6,500 new cases per day, a figure that has…
An Orlando rapper who investigators said sparked a gang war in Orange County last year is now one of at least eight people in the Orange County jail facing RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) charges as part of a major investigation. “RICO charges in…
On April 19, 2021, Governor DeSantis signed Florida’s HB 1, Combating Public Disorder, into law. Touted as the “strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement piece of legislation” in the country, the new law increases the penalties for protestors who block roadways or deface public monuments, requires that…
Anyone charged with or arrested for a crime can face serious consequences. However, for Florida nurses, those consequences can be particularly harsh, including mandated substance abuse treatment, strict supervision, and loss of your nursing license. Navigating the laws and rules applicable to the practice of…
In the past ten years, the legal environment surrounding health care has become increasingly complex. State and federal laws now regulate every aspect of health care, while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and private insurers exert control with increasingly stringent reporting requirements…
