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The Orlando Sentinel reports:
A Republican state attorney last May declined to prosecute six voter fraud cases that involved circumstances strikingly similar to the cases later brought against 20 ex-felons by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election police unit and statewide prosecutors. The office of State Attorney Bill Gladson confirmed six convicted sex offenders in Lake County had voted in the 2020 general election, according to a determination letter obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.
Gladson and his staff concluded, however, that the cases could not be prosecuted because the fraud was not willful — a rationale that attorneys say applies equally to many of the voter fraud cases currently being pursued by the Office of Statewide Prosecution. Roger Weeden, a lawyer representing two people who were arrested by DeSantis’ election police, said it seems that sex offenders in Lake County have been given a pass while those in majority Democrat counties were not.
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Won’t hold my breath waiting for Ron to suspend this prosecutor, ‘cause as you see he has a very special qualification “Republican.” It was never about “law & order.” https://t.co/TvLUYPbaIS
— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) June 5, 2023
A #Florida Republican state attorney last May declined to prosecute 6 voter fraud cases that involved circumstances similar to cases later brought against 20 ex-felons by @GovRonDeSantis’ election police unit & statewide prosecutors. https://t.co/faWVmqDYtT via @ChrisCannFL
— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) June 5, 2023
A Republican state attorney in Florida chose not to pursue cases against six convicted sex offenders who voted in a majority GOP county, a report says, despite the cases being similar to those brought against ex-felons by DeSantis’ election police. https://t.co/8dVoP9JQrR
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 5, 2023