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Former Florida Judge Profiting from Probation Classes that State Offers for Free

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2010 published in Prison Legal News November, 2010, page 30
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Judicial Misconduct. Location: Florida.
Utilizing the connections he made as a judge in Florida’s Hillsborough County over a 19-year period, Robert Bonanno is building a business that offers classes to people on probation. What he provides for a fee is the same thing the state supplies at no charge, but with the added incentive ...

 

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