Elizabeth Johnson
Herald-Tribune
Sarasota, FL, United States
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Sarasota attorney Anne Weintraub suspended for six months
Prominent Sarasota real estate attorney Anne Weintraub has been suspended from practicing law for six months following a Florida Bar probe spurred by a Herald-Tribune investigation into more than $1 million worth of mortgages she obtained during the housing boom.The Florida Supreme Court is giving Weintraub 30 days for any unfinished business before the suspension begins in early June. The court… → Read More
Bills address legal fees in records suits
Two proposed bills would allow judges to decide if government agencies should be required to pay attorneys’ fees for plaintiffs in public records lawsuits.The bills, HB 1021 sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, and SB 1220, sponsored by Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, were filed Monday.Current law requires government agencies to pay attorney fees for plaintiffs any time a public records… → Read More
Sarasota accident victim gets rights restored after 9 years
Rob Ball is 46. → Read More
Judge strikes transcript in Chapman Sunshine case
A judge has ruled on two motions filed by Commissioner Susan Chapman's attorneys in a pending Sunshine lawsuit against her. → Read More
Boyfriend pleads no contest to killing Anna Maria Island hotelier in '08
The boyfriend of an Anna Maria Island businesswoman who disappeared in 2008 entered a plea agreement Thursday morning for her murder. → Read More
'I'll finally be here for my kids'
As Andre Bryant reached a full 24 hours of freedom Friday evening, he met with his two children, Andre Jr. and Andrea, and the rest of his family. → Read More
Andre Bryant, subject of HT investigation, to be freed from prison
Andre Bryant, a man convicted of robbing a deputy's wife and and her children at gunpoint in 2006, will not serve the rest of his 30-year sentence after the State Attorney's Office asked for his conviction to be set aside. → Read More
With few clues, investigators hope someone will recall John Doe
John Doe died with a penny in the pocket of his Wrangler jeans. → Read More
Supervised release: Punishment before conviction?
Judges call it a safety net. Defense attorneys call it unfair punishment. → Read More
Former deputy informant in steroids case gets jail time
A former Manatee County Sheriff's deputy, who acted as a confidential informant in a steroids sting that embroiled several public servants, will get jail time after all. → Read More
Sarasota man arrested in string of burglaries
A recent string of burglaries, an arrest and more than $20,000 worth of recovered property has the Sarasota Police Department reminding citizens how important it is for citizens to simply lock their vehicles. → Read More
An unusual inmate gets a reprieve from prison
The petite girl standing at the podium in a Sarasota courtroom — a long, blond ponytail draped down her back — didn't look like she belonged in the navy blue outfit with "JAIL" printed across the shoulders. A towering court deputy and her attorney made her stature appear even smaller. She looked like a child. → Read More
Meet Sarasota Police Department's new recruits
Anticipating that 30 officers will retire from the Sarasota Police Department over the next few years, the force is focused on filling its ranks. So far, 13 new recruits have joined the department. They have various experience levels and different cultural upbringings, creating more diversity among the department's rank-and-file officers. The Herald-Tribune recently sat down with the new… → Read More
Actor, jailed for sex crime, has resentencing request denied
A judge denied the request of a former Sarasota stage actor to be resentenced to having a yearlong sexual relationship with an underage girl. → Read More
Gym owner accused of molesting 3rd underage girl
A Sarasota gym owner is now accused of allegedly molesting a third underage girl. → Read More
Sarasota woman details role in Fogle investigation
A Sarasota woman working with the FBI reportedly used her own children in attempts to entice Subway spokesman Jared Fogle, who could spend more than a decade in prison for possessing child pornography and paying to have sex with underage girls. → Read More
Back-to-school safety tips for students, parents and drivers
As students return to the classroom Monday, school buses will hit the roads and school speed zones will resume. Also reporting for duty are the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's 10 school resource deputies and the Sarasota Police Department's three school resource officers at the county's middle and high schools. The Herald-Tribune met this week with Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tom Laipply, who… → Read More
Back-to-school safety tips for students, parents and drivers
As students return to the classroom Monday, school buses will hit the roads and school speed zones will resume. Also reporting for duty are the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's 10 school resource deputies and the Sarasota Police Department's three school resource officers at the county's middle and high schools. The Herald-Tribune met this week with Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tom Laipply, who… → Read More
Judge postpones Chapman's trial indefinitely
The trial for the Sunshine lawsuit pending against City Commissioner Susan Chapman has been delayed indefinitely. → Read More
BREAKING: Sarasota paying $25,000 for wrongful arrest
A settlement has been reached in the case of a local nurse who was wrongly arrested and accused of throwing a sucker punch outside a downtown Sarasota bar. → Read More