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Squawk Box  Continued from page 1
Life  is
gone wrong. Lobbying and big money buys elections and places selected people into office
who can benefit the big businesses. I hear the talk everyday. Pull up your city online, and
look at election donations and the amounts given and by whom, then look at family trees.
Watch the papers and see representatives from big business donating scholarships, joining
a delicate
organizations and taking a leadership role, offering money in every direction. Donations
may or may not buy a vote, but can influence a person to help promote a candidate or project.
Since the inception of turning south Levy county into the Industrial Coast, to bring
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millions of dollars that will benefit north Levy County - which will not have to endure the
outcome of industry - we have seen actions in all levels of government that make citizens
become distrustful of those making the rules or placing the vote. With the guilty verdict cho-
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sen by 48 individual jurors in the same scenario trial of 4 different officials, people begin to
wonder about those who were not set up, but continually voted as the men arrested on issues
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In my opinion, the most profound statement of the trial was the answer the FBI
agent gave when Yearty’s attorney, former State Senator Rod Smith, asked “what would
have happened if all 5 commissioners had taken a trip to New York?” The FBI agent’s an-
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swer was, “IT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED CORRUPTION IN LEVY COUNTY!”
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Caregivers & Household members of children under 6 months
Healthcare Workers
Children & Adults ages 6 months—24 years
Adults 24 years—64 years with certain health conditions
the Enterprise Zone Development Agency banquet where he (Agent Quinn) gave a $500
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Jurors were given transcripts of many hours of barely audible audio and video
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recording and phone messages. The most incriminating evidence was an videotape of a
Cedar Key Fire Dept.—Dec. 14th 4pm-7pm
dinner meeting between Agent quinn, Yearty and Parker at the University Hilton Hotel in
Chiefland CFCC Campus (by SaveALot)—Dec. 15th 10am-3pm
Gainesville where they were discussing an upcoming trip to New York City for the 3 men.
Although Yearty and Parker said they were not hungry and only wanted sodas, Agent Quinn
Inglis Fire Dept.—Dec. 15th 4pm-7pm
ordered 4 diet sodas, 8 regular sodas, wine, 1 of each appetizer, 3 dinners, 3 large salads and
Medic 4 Williston Ambulance Station—Dec. 16th 4pm-7pm
3 desserts. At this meeting, Agent Quinn counted out $10,000 in 10 stacks and gave 6 stacks
Medic 2 Chiefland Ambulance Station—Dec. 17th 4pm-7pm
to Yearty and 4 stacks to Parker. Yearty was given the extra $1000 to compensate him for
Michaels’ having billed the flights to Yearty’s credit card.
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The attorneys for Yearty (former State Senator Rod Smith) and Parker (Gloria
Fletcher) made motions for acquittal and mistrial, but both were denied by Judge Stephan P.
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On Friday, the jury deliberated from 12:30-6:30 p.m. The judge was asked several
questions: If Parker was found not guilty of his charge, could the charge of conspiracy still
stand against Yearty? (No.) The jury also wanted to see the transcript of the meeting at the
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prescription, and loitering and prowling. According to the arrest report, a Palm Point Dr.
resident contacted the police department, that Smith was attempting to syphon gasoline
from her vehicle, and was confronted, but quickly walked away from the area.
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