A Florida man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of elderly and retired church members out of their life savings has been charged, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced. Brent Seaman — a currency trader…[Continue Reading...]
But revitalization of the surrounding downtown is more complicated. Since 2017, limited liability companies tied to the Church of Scientology have bought about 176 buildings and lots within walking distance of the waterfront and have kept most of them vacant,…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — The city’s Community Development Board has approved a 64-unit luxury condo on Osceola Avenue, the first of roughly 15 projects that developer Rodney Riley is planning for the North Marina Area near downtown. The board’s approval on Tuesday was…[Continue Reading...]
Around 2011, the family of a Pensacola middle-school student, who was struggling with bullying, moved the boy to a new school hoping the change would help. The boy’s mother enrolled him at St. John the Evangelist, a private Catholic school…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — For more than a year, as former City Manager Jon Jennings negotiated a major downtown land swap with Scientology leader David Miscavige, City Council members were not privy to the details. Now that they have learned more, all…[Continue Reading...]
The parent whose complaint led to the transfer of Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" to the middle school section of a Miami-Dade school made social media posts praising the far-right Proud Boys and shared elements of an antisemitic…[Continue Reading...]
For more than a year, as former City Manager Jon Jennings negotiated a major downtown land swap with Scientology leader David Miscavige, City Council members were not privy to the details. Now that they have learned more, all five of…[Continue Reading...]
The Holy Land Experience, one of America’s largest biblical theme parks, lies in ruins, after Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) spent more than $130 million on the project. AdventHealth purchased the Orlando, Fla., property from TBN in 2021 for $32 million.…[Continue Reading...]
A self-proclaimed psychic accused of conning a woman out of more than $1 million has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison, the Office of Statewide Prosecution reported. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation revealed that Jaycee Wasso,…[Continue Reading...]
TAMPA, Fla. - Self-proclaimed psychic Jaycee Wasso was convicted in March in twisted $1 million scam. Two months later, she was hoping to change her fortune during her sentencing. In a Tampa courtroom Friday, Wasso told the court that she…[Continue Reading...]
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