Attorney-client privilege violated in shocking conviction of lawyer after Judge refuses to let jury hear basis for arrest / Appeal underway as teenage victim was stripped of her attorney in Marsy’s Law case
On Jan. 30, Hoot Crawford was wrongly convicted of interfering with child custody and of tampering with a witness/victim. Hoot’s only crime was protecting a teenage victim’s rights under Marsy’s Law, which angered Lt. Jeremy Mathis of the Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) on May 6, 2022. Earlier that morning, Hoot arrived with the girl and her…
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City of Mexico Beach wrote checks to then-Mayor’s Ace Hardware store, according to sworn statement
A sworn statement from the City’s former finance director alleges that the City of Mexico Beach wrote checks worth tens of thousands of dollars to then Mayor Al Cathey’s Ace Hardware store. She also claims that City officials are keeping financial records from Mayor Michele Miller, and committing standard accounting violations. Read the sworn statement…
Finch’s Rebuttal to Prosecutors’ Opposition to Rule 29 Acquittal
Finchs Rebuttal to Prosecutors Opposition to Acquittal Federal Judge Mark Walker now has everything he needs to issue a ruling on whether or not acquit defendant James Finch based on the evidence presented at trial. Federal Rule 29 requires the Court to acquit a defendant if there’s not enough evidence for a conviction. A Rule…
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Grogan: “There’s a bunch of corruption there, Your Honor.”
Federal Judge Mark Walker: “Is there any doubt there’s a bunch of bad actors robbing the county blind?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Grogan: “There’s a bunch of corruption there, Your Honor.” During yesterday’s evidentiary hearing in the Lynn Haven corruption case, Grogan said they are actively investigating the Bay County School District and the County…
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James Finch
Lynn Haven Defendant James Finch talks with watchdog Jodi Moore on Monday during a break in the evidentiary hearing in Tallahassee. Proceedings continue tomorrow morning as Defendants call witnesses and show evidence that the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI were vindictive in their pursuit of Finch and former Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson….
