Showing posts with label FL. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Broward County Judge Lynn Rosenthal Arrested On DUI Charge

BSO: Judge's BMW SUV struck parked cruiser in courthouse parking lot

Author: Peter Burke, Managing Editor, pburke@local10.com
Neki Mohan, Reporter, Anchor, nmohan@Local10.com

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - 

 

A Broward County judge was arrested Tuesday on a charge of driving under the influence.
Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said Judge Lynn Rosenthal was arrested after her BMW sport utility vehicle struck a parked BSO cruiser in the parking lot of the county courthouse.
According to the arrest report, Rosenthal admitted to taking Ambien, a sleep-inducing prescription drug, the night before.


Rosenthal told deputies she wasn't injured in the crash with the cruiser "or the crash from earlier in the morning," the report stated.
When asked about the other crash, Rosenthal said a truck tried to run her off Interstate 595 and she captured the incident on her cellphone.
The cellphone video showed Rosenthal's SUV drifting across the yellow lines and at one point showed it hitting a concrete barrier wall, the report said.
There was damage to the driver's side of the SUV and rear-view mirror.
Rosenthal, 56, was appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida by Gov. Rick Scott in 2012. She previously worked as a federal prosecutor.
Her DUI arrest comes less than a month after another Broward County judge was arrested on DUI charges in Plantation. Judge Gisele Pollack was suspended from the bench without pay Friday by the Florida Supreme Court.
Rosenthal is campaigning to reclaim her seat on the bench in this year's election.

Broward County Judge Lynn Rosenthal




Saturday, November 12, 2011

Removal Of DCF Supervisor Lisa Voigt Venice Florida Petition

Target: David Wilkins dcf-osc@dcf.state.fl.us Sponsored by: Randy Kluge And Concerned Parents


This is a petition requesting the removal of DCF-supervisor Lisa Voigt from her position working with Department Children and Families in any position. She has flaunted the laws, allowed false reports to stand, abused the color of law and completely disregarded constitutional rights. And she has no care for the emotional abuse she puts children through. I have found filing complaints with in the DCF office is nothing but a joke as they will not give themselves a "black-eye" admitting that one of their employees is not fit to work with Department Children and Families. These crimes were committed on April 19, 2011 in the city of North Port Florida.


 Lisa Voigt DCF-supervisor
DCF-supervisor
1864 17th Street
Sarasota, FL 34234


The following is a list of the specific laws and statues broken by Ms. Voigt
Florida Statues



KIDNAPPING; FALSE IMPRISONMENT; LURING OR ENTICING A CHILD; CUSTODY OFFENSES View Entire Chapter

787.01  The term “kidnapping” Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances.—(1)(a) by threat confining, means forcibly, secretly, or abducting, or imprisoning another person against her or his will and without lawful authority, with intent to:
Hold for ransom or reward or as a shield or 1. hostage.
2. Commit or facilitate commission of any felony.
Inflict 3. bodily harm upon or to terrorize the victim or another person.
Interfere with the performance of any governmental or political 4. function.
Confinement of a child under the age of 13is against her or (b) will within the meaning of this subsection if such confinement is his without the consent of her or his parent or legal guardian.
(2) person who A kidnaps a person is guilty of a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 


787.02 False  The term “false imprisonment; false imprisonment of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances.—(1)(a) forcibly, by threat, or imprisonment” means secretly confining, abducting, imprisoning, or restraining another person without lawful authority and against her or his will.
Confinement of a child (b) will within the meaning of this under the age of 13 is against her or his section if such confinement is without the consent of her or his parent or legal guardian.
(2) commits the offense of false imprisonment is A person who guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
A person who commits the offense of false (3)(a) child under the age of 13 and who, in the course of imprisonment upon a committing the offense, commits any offense enumerated in subparagraphs 1.-5., commits a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03;
Sexual 2. battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the child;
3. Lewd or  lascivious conduct, lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or or lewd or lascivious exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 847.0135(5);
A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to prostitution, 4. upon the child; or
Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be 5. exploited, in violation of s. 450.151.
(b) Pursuant to s. 775.021(4),  to prohibit the imposition of nothing contained herein shall be construed separate judgments and sentences for the first degree offense described in paragraph (a) and for each separate offense enumerated in subparagraphs


787.03 Whoever,  knowingly or Interference with custody.—(1) without lawful authority, recklessly takes or entices, or aids, abets, hires, or otherwise procures another to take or entice, any minor or any incompetent person from the custody of the minor’s or incompetent person’s parent, his or her guardian, a public agency having the lawful charge of the minor or incompetent person, or any other lawful custodian commits the offense of interference with custody and commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.


I know she is guilty of kidnapping as they never produced a warrant to take the child which was not being abused, she forced her and the officers into the home with coercion and intimidation implying that there would be an arrest warrant issues, she also said that if we came to court the next day we could get her back. When asked why she said she did not know why she was there. She removed the child from me screaming that she wanted me and wanted out. The child was not in the home and there was no imminent danger.


Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES View Entire Chapter

817.025 Home or private business invasion by false personating;  person who obtains access to a home or private business by false penalties.—A personating or representation, with the intent to commit a felony, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If such act results in serious injury or death, it is a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 1, ch. 91-133.



Matters 817.155 jurisdiction of Department of State; false, fictitious, or within fraudulent acts, statements, and representations prohibited; penalty; statute of limitations.—A person may not, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the Department of State, knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact, make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The statute of limitations for prosecution of an act committed in violation of this section is 5 years from the date the act was committed.
History.—s. 52, ch. 87-99; s. 194, ch. 91-224; s. 26, ch. 2005-267.


She had no right to come into our home, she had no warrant but used her position and that of the North Port police officers to intimidate, harass and manipulate. There was no signs of abuse and I was not home nor was the child.




Chapter 876
CRIMINAL ANARCHY, TREASON, AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER View Entire Chapter

876.05 All persons who  employed by or who now or Public employees; oath.—(1) now or hereafter are hereafter are on the payroll of the state, or any of its departments and agencies, subdivisions, counties, cities, school boards and districts of the free public school system of the state or counties, or institutions of higher learning, except candidates for federal office, are required to take an oath before any person duly authorized to take acknowledgments of instruments for public record in the state in the following form:
I,  , a citizen of the State of Florida and of the United States of America, and being employed by or an officer of   and a recipient of public funds as such employee or officer, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida.
Said oath shall be filed with the records of the (2) official or employing governmental agency prior to the approval of governing any voucher for the payment of salary, expenses, or other compensation.
History.—s. 1, ch. 25046, 1949; s. 22, ch. 83-214; s. 55, ch. 2007-30; s. 77, ch. 2011-40.


876.06 Discharge for  876.05-876.10 to take the refusal to execute.—If any person required by ss. oath herein provided for fails to execute the same, the governing authority under which such person is employed shall cause said person to be immediately discharged, and his or her name removed from the payroll, and such person shall not be permitted to receive any payment as an employee or as an officer where he or she was serving.
History.—s. 2, ch. 25046, 1949; s. 1414, ch. 97-102.


876.09 The provisions  all employees and elected Scope of law.—(1) of ss. 876.05-876.10 shall apply to officers of the state, including the Governor and constitutional officers and all employees and elected officers of all cities, towns, counties, and political subdivisions, including the educational system.
This act shall take (2) precedence
I know she did not uphold her oath, she was in no way supporting the Florida or the United States constitution by allowing unauthorized search and seizure, my constitution right to be safe from that as well as safe from intimidation and false accusations were trampled on. I know this is to apply as well…..acting under the color of state law requires that the defendant have exercised power "possessed by virtue of state law and made possible only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state law,"[18] and such actions may result in liability even if the defendant abuses the position given to him by the state. If she had not used her position and the positions of the two officers with her then we would have never allowed her to do this reprehensible act.



Chapter 112
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS View Entire Chapter

Any contract that has been executed in Remedies; contracts violation of this part is voidable: 112.3175 voidable.—(1)
(a) By any party to the contract.
In any circuit (b) court, by any appropriate action, by:
1. The commission.
The Attorney 2. General.
3. Any citizen materially affected by the contract and residing  jurisdiction represented by the officer or agency entering into such in the contract.
Any contract that has been executed in violation of this part (2) presumed void with respect to any former employee or former public is official of a state agency and is voidable with respect to any private sector third party who employs or retains in any capacity such former agency employee or former public official.
We have really been affected materially by the actions Lisa Voigt has taken, Attorney bills over $40.000. My wife was no longer able to manage her business and clients; she had to turn them over to another representative. We are unable to stay in our home because the memories, both good and bad or too hard to bear, seeing the place in the front yard where I collapsed after having her ripped away. I am no longer doing the upkeep and maintenance of my properties but hiring it out, I am also hiring out all my work from a local bank. As well as doctor and prescription fees.
Florida Constitution
: SECTION 12. Searches and seizures.—The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and against the unreasonable interception of private communications by any means, shall not be violated. No warrant shall be issued except upon probable cause, supported by affidavit, particularly describing the place or places to be searched, the person or persons, thing or things to be seized, the communication to be intercepted, and the nature of evidence to be obtained. This right shall be construed in conformity with the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. Articles or information obtained in violation of this right shall not be admissible in evidence if such articles or information would be inadmissible under decisions of the United States Supreme Court construing the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
History.—Am. H.J.R. 31-H, 1982; adopted 1982.


SECTION 23. Right of privacy.—Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life except as otherwise provided herein. This section shall not be construed to limit the public’s right of access to public records and meetings as provided by law.
History.—Added, C.S. for H.J.R. 387, 1980; adopted 1980; Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 13, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998.




The elements of Duress have been stated as:
  1. One side involuntarily accepted the terms of another;
  2. Where the circumstances permitted no other alternative; and
  3. That said circumstances were the result of coercive acts of the opposite party.  
However, duress may also be raised as as affirmative defense even though it is caused by a third party, so long as the party benefiting from the state of duress knows that the affected party is in duress. See Associated Hous. Corp. v. Keller Bldg. Products of Jacksonville, Inc., 335 So.2d 362, 363 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). (If an instrument is (1) signed under duress and (2) the state of duress is "known to have been induced by the party in whose favor it redounds" then duress is a proper defense to an action on that instrument, it matters not from whom the duress emanates.)
In more general terms it can be stated that duress is a condition of the mind produced by an improper external pressure or influence that practically destroys the free agency of a party so that the act of that party was not of her own volition. City of Miami v. Kory, 394 So.2d 494, 499 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981), citing Fruhauf Southwest Garment Company v. United States, 111 F.Supp. 945 (1953); and Herald v. Hardin, 116 So. 863 (Fla. 1928).
We were under duress and threat of arrest, we did not voluntarily accept this but were forced, we felt there was no other alternative as the officers were using the Color of Law to intimidate us. All of this happened under duress.



Amendment IV Search and arrest The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.


Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Life is hard thank you for such a beautiful place.







Friday, November 4, 2011

Rick Scott Was Warned That Columbia/HCA Practices Could Be illegal

He knew: Scott was warned that Columbia/HCA practices could be illegal **UPDATE: Team Sink responds

 




Rick Scott says he would have put a stop to the record Medicare (plus TRICARE and Medicaid) fraud committed by his company, Columbia/HCA, had he been aware of it. Well, about that not being aware…
From the Times/Herald Sunday:
Rick Scott has said he would have immediately stopped his former hospital company from committing Medicare fraud — if only “somebody told me something was wrong.”
But he was cautioned year after year that the financial incentives Columbia/HCA offered doctors could run afoul of a federal antikickback law that seeks to limit conflicts of interest in Medicare and Medicaid.
They were contained in the company’s annual public reports to stockholders that Scott, now the Republican candidate for Florida governor, signed as Columbia/HCA’s president and chief executive officer.

The reports said the company believed it was complying with the spirit of the law. But as far back as 1994 — three years before the FBI began scrutinizing the company — Columbia/HCA acknowledged that it might not be following the letter of complex health care rules.

“Certain of the Company’s current arrangements with physicians … risk scrutiny” from investigators and “may be subject to enforcement action,” the 1994 report said — a precaution echoed over the years in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Scott today says he doesn’t remember the reports he signed, but that the warning language sounded like “boilerplate, written by SEC lawyers just to cover all bases.” Indeed, the precautions mirrored those issued by some other health care companies.
Sort of like Scott doesn’t remember whether he wrote a six-figure check to cover the discrepancy between what’s in his campaign account, and what the Scott-Carroll campaign just spent buying TV ads …
Read the entire SPT/Herald article here. Meanwhile, Michael Bender, now with the Palm Beach Post, digs into Scott’s new company, Solantic.


UPDATE: The Alex Sink campaign issued this lengthy response to the Times/Herald story Sunday:
Tampa, FL – The Times/Herald reported today that during his tenure as hospital CEO , disgraced executive Rick Scott was repeatedly warned of possible illegal practices at his hospitals — and even signed yearly reports acknowledging kickback schemes.  While Scott claims he would have stopped the massive, systemic fraud if he had known about it, these new documents taken with the Department of Justice case show Scott was keenly aware and deeply involved.  This breaking news is just the latest example of how much Rick Scott is hiding from the people of Florida.
“Year after year Rick Scott signed documents acknowledging the misdeeds of his company, removing any last shred of credibility  he had in his weak attempts to defend the illegal misconduct he oversaw at his hospitals,” said Kyra Jennings, spokesperson for Alex Sink for Governor.  “Floridians deserve better than a Governor who chooses to ignore warnings that he might be breaking the law, turned a blind eye to illegal kickbacks, and used legal maneuvering to avoid being questioned by the FBI.  This latest information about Rick Scott’s connections to the historic, systemic, fraud happening at his company for years shows once again just how much he is hiding his record from the people of Florida.”

According to the Times/Herald, Scott signed repeated SEC filings in which he was warned that physician referrals his hospitals compensated doctors for might be breaking the law, and that this was part of Scott’s “business strategy.”  Even though Scott signed the forms, he says he does not remember signing them or being warned that he might be breaking the law.  The breaking story also reports that Rick Scott was scheduled to be questioned by the Department of Justice.
“Floridians can just add this to the laundry list of critical information about his record and past that Rick Scott is hiding from Floridians,” Jennings continued.  “From refusing to release the deposition with his new health care company he gave just six days before running for governor, to avoiding making his tax returns public, to ducking debates, Rick Scott is trying to keep Floridians from learning one basic truth: Rick Scott is clearly disqualified to be Florida’s next Governor.”

SCOTT’S LIES DON’T MATCH REALITY:
Rick Scott Lie #1:
“Rick Scott has said he would have immediately stopped his former hospital company from committing Medicare fraud — if only ‘somebody told me something was wrong.’”
Rick Scott Reality:
“But he was cautioned year after year that the financial incentives Columbia/HCA offered doctors could run afoul of a federal anti-kickback law that seeks to limit conflicts of interest in Medicare and Medicaid.  The warnings were contained in the company’s annual public reports to stockholders that Scott, now the Republican candidate for Florida governor, signed (emphasis added) as Columbia/HCA’s president and chief executive officer…Scott today says he doesn’t remember the reports he signed.”
Rick Scott Lie #2:
“Scott says he didn’t do anything wrong and wanted to fight the charges long before the hospital board settled the case without trial. ‘I believed we were doing the right things,’ he said, though Scott has acknowledged he was focused more on buying hospitals and performance than compliance.”
Rick Scott Reality:
“Federal investigators also said Scott knew about the doctor payments, court records show. In its lawsuit, the Justice Department said Scott personally told doctors that their payments from the company would increase with the number of patient referrals. Scott and other executives paid as much as $5,000 to doctors to cover their investments with Columbia — loans never repaid by doctors, the suit says.”
Rick Scott Lie #3:
“Scott has said that he was never interviewed by the FBI, nor was he criminally charged.”
Rick Scott Reality:
“Yet Scott was scheduled to be interviewed by investigators, according to media reports at the time. During a July 27, 2000, deposition in a civil lawsuit involving an unrelated contract dispute, Scott refused to answer questions by invoking his right to Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination 75 times – a maneuver that can only be legally applied when the witness suspects he is the target of criminal investigation. (emphasis added)”




Rick Scott Lie #4:
“In June, [Scott] told a Herald/Times reporter that he never met with Jerre Frazier, a company attorney, who said he warned Scott of potential ‘compliance issues.’ ‘I don’t believe that ever happened,’ Scott said. ‘If somebody told me something was wrong, I would have done everything to fix it.’”



Rick Scott Reality:

“Frazier insists the meeting took place, albeit toward the end of Scott’s reign at HCA.”