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Ethics Commissioner Freddie Figgers didn’t submit his 2021 financial disclosure statement until the day after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to the Ethics Commission. The commission voted 4-1 to waive the $1,500 fine.
Ensnared in a legal dilemma over his dual roles as ethics commission chair and head of DeSantis' Disney district, Glen Gilzean Jr. chose Disney.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Glen Gilzean resigned Tuesday as chairman of Florida’s ethics commission so he can keep his $400,000-a-year job leading Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Disney World oversight district. In his resignation letter, Gilzean wrote he was unaware of a potential conflict of interest under Florida law until media reports flagged it last week. The commission’s executive director and general counsel ...
The Commission on Ethics General Counsel said Gilzean could not stay on the governmental watchdog panel and hold a separate public position.
Glen Gilzean resigned Tuesday as chairman of Florida’s ethics commission so he can keep his $400,000-a-year job leading Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Disney World oversight district. In his resignation letter, Gilzean wrote he was unaware of a potential conflict of interest under Florida law until media reports flagged it last week. The commission’s executive director and general counsel never raised an ...