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87-667: The department's officers are represented by Lodge 140 of the Fraternal Order of Police . In 2003, the Sanford Police Department was awarded a $ 375,000 federal grant from the Community Oriented Policing Services to help pay for five officers' salaries. In February 2010, press reports indicated one officer was fired, and another, Ned Golden Jr., was suspended for two weeks after sending sexist and racist text messages on

174-499: A "sinister movement against law enforcement". The FOP also clashed with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on the issue of police brutality , seeing it as a "liberal attempt to discredit law enforcement". The Order was "heartened by Richard Nixon 's emphasis on law and order", though it claimed to remain strictly apolitical. The Fraternal Order of Police emblem is a five-pointed star. According to

261-619: A 26 percent approval rating in December 2011, the lowest among U.S. governors, but it steadily increased during the rest of his governorship. It stood at 45 percent in August 2015, and at 57 percent in April 2017. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma later that year, Scott's approval rating saw a high of 61 percent. Shortly before he left office, his ratings had fallen to 47 percent approving and 41 percent disapproving. In 2013, Scott signed

348-463: A boycott, saying that "in our experience, boycotts and similar exercises do not succeed and often serve only to enrich the company." Aside from the national organization, many local police unions have separately called for boycotts. In January 2016, the site was hacked and files released to a dark web activist known as Cthulhu . In 1991, the FOP was under scrutiny from the public in part because of

435-577: A death sentence must be issued by a unanimous jury. The Florida Supreme Court ruled the law "cannot be applied to pending prosecutions" which means that until the Florida legislature acts, there is no procedure or law allowing a prosecutor to seek the death penalty; but it leaves open the status of sentences passed under the twice-struck down provisions, also left open by the January 2016 United States Supreme Court Hurst decision. The Court granted Hurst

522-783: A decade, Mr. Scott had built a company he founded with two small hospitals in El Paso into the world's largest health care company – a $ 20 billion giant with about 350 hospitals, 550 home health care offices and scores of other medical businesses in 38 states." On March 19, 1997, investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Health and Human Services served search warrants at Columbia/HCA facilities in El Paso and on dozens of doctors with suspected ties to

609-431: A department computer. In 2010, a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report noted that Sanford police Officer Christopher McClendon had misused his official position by helping a car dealer recover cars from delinquent customers in exchange for having his own car payments forgiven. In November, 2010, the Sanford Police Department moved to a new $ 20 million, 76,000-square-foot Public Safety Complex, which it shares with

696-590: A failing doughnut shop (the Flavor Maid Do-Nut) by adding workplace delivery instead of relying on foot traffic. He later bought and revived another doughnut shop. After graduating from law school, Scott worked as an attorney at the law firm of Johnson & Swanson in Dallas, Texas. In 1988, Scott and Richard Rainwater , a financier from Fort Worth, each put up $ 125,000 in working capital in their new company, Columbia Hospital Corporation; they borrowed

783-577: A federal anti-kickback law passed in order to limit or eliminate instances of conflicts of interest in Medicare and Medicaid. During Scott's 2000 deposition, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times. In settlements reached in 2000 and 2002, Columbia/HCA pleaded guilty to 14 felonies and agreed to a $ 600+ million fine in what was at the time the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history. Columbia/HCA admitted systematically overcharging

870-475: A group of investors who gave AHN a major infusion of cash so that the company could continue to operate. By early 1999, the network was available in 9.5 million American homes. In mid-1999 AHN merged with Fit TV , a subsidiary of Fox; the combination was renamed The Health Network. Later that year, in a deal between News Corp. and WebMD , the latter received half-ownership of The Health Network. WebMD planned to relaunch The Health Network as WebMD Television in

957-562: A minor league baseball team owner. In July 1997, Columbia/HCA Healthcare purchased a controlling interest in America's Health Network (AHN), the first 24-hour health care cable channel. They pulled out of the deal on the day of the closing because Scott and Vandewater were terminated, causing the immediate layoffs of more than 250 people in Orlando. Later that same year, Scott became majority owner of AHN. In 1998, Scott and Vandewater led

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1044-522: A new sentencing hearing after the same Supreme Court decision. During Scott's tenure, Florida executed more inmates (28) than had been executed under any other governor in the state's history. In the 2016 Republican primaries, Scott endorsed Trump after Trump won the Florida primary . Scott chaired a pro-Trump super PAC in the 2016 election. Unlike many other establishment Republicans, Scott praised Trump as tough on terrorism and as an outsider during

1131-518: A no strike pledge, but this has not been enforced since 1967 when FOP police in Youngstown, Ohio refused to work during a salary dispute. In 1974 and 1975 the FOP stated that it would take no action against members who violated the anti-strike clause until all efforts were exhausted on the local and state level. During the 1960s the FOP opposed the creation of police review boards , spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy , at one point describing them as

1218-509: A planned $ 20 million ad campaign by CPR. On April 9, 2010, Scott announced his candidacy for the 2010 Republican Party nomination for governor of Florida . He ran against Democratic nominee Alex Sink . Susie Wiles , former communications chief to Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton , was Scott's campaign manager, and Tony Fabrizio was his chief pollster. It was reported on May 7 that Scott's campaign had already spent $ 4.7 million on television and radio ads. His first video advertisement

1305-463: A result of an incident involving one of his officer's sons. Justin Collison was caught on video tape in an unprovoked assault on a homeless man outside of a bar. Press reports indicate Collison, the son of a police lieutenant, was not arrested or charged with a crime by the Sanford Police Department until the video became public 7 weeks later. In April 2011, Officer DeAnthony Shamar was fired when it

1392-583: A type of lie detector test, and the fire department's communication system is integrated with a new dispatching system in Seminole County. The building uses an integrated video surveillance and access control system from Genetec . Sanford's Public Safety Complex is located between the city's Goldsboro Community and the State Farmers Market. At the time of its planning, the complex was considered part of Sanford's efforts to revitalize

1479-589: A union, telling Pittsburgh mayor Joseph G. Armstrong that the FOP would "bring our grievances before the Mayor or Council and have many things adjusted that we are unable to present in any other way...we could get many things through our legislature that our Council will not, or cannot give us." In 1918, it was decided that the Order should become a national organization. The Order's constitution stated that "Race, Creed or Color shall be no bar". The constitution also had

1566-467: Is always extended to those in need of our comfort. The circle surrounding the star midway indicates our never ending efforts to promote the welfare and advancement of this order. Within the half circle over the centerpiece is our motto, "Jus, Fidus, Libertatum" which translated means "Law is a Safeguard of Freedom." When adopted, the motto was believed to be Latin and assumed to mean "Fairness, Justice, Equality" or "Justice, Friendship, Equality". Actually,

1653-585: Is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party , he served two terms as the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019. Scott is a graduate of the University of Missouri–Kansas City and the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University . In 1987, after serving in

1740-484: Is an alternative to the emergency department care that these types of patients often seek, or for not seeing a doctor at all. In 2006, Scott said that his plans for Solantic were to establish a national brand of medical clinics. In August 2007, the company received a $ 40 million investment from a private equity firm and said that it expected to open 35 clinics by the end of 2009, with annual revenues of $ 100 million once all these clinics were open, compared to $ 20 million at

1827-399: Is the auxiliary organization of FOP for family members of FOP members. It was formed by a group of wives of Pittsburgh police officers in 1920, and Kathryn M. Milton became its first national president, in 1941 as the Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary . It reports over 2,000 members in 140 Auxiliaries in 25 states. In 1985, males older than 18 were admitted for the first time; in 1987,

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1914-460: The 2024 US Presidential Election . This endorsement was criticized as some people felt Trump was responsible for the January 6 United States Capitol attack and was also found guilty of falsifying business records . More than 60 other police officials endorsed Harris . Rick Scott This is an accepted version of this page Richard Lynn Scott ( né Myers ; born December 1, 1952)

2001-692: The Elgin, Illinois police. In late December 2013, Officer Joseph Jermaine Wiggins pleaded no contest to taking a bribe from a man in exchange for his not being cited for a traffic offense in October 2011. He was sentenced to five years on probation and banned from working as a police officer. In July 2014, the department paid $ 75,000 to man who threatened a lawsuit. He had claimed two police officers used excessive force arresting him. The department did not admit any misconduct. Also in July 2014, Officer Mickey Hinkley

2088-407: The G.I. Bill . He graduated in 1975 from the University of Missouri–Kansas City with a bachelor of business administration . He earned a juris doctor degree by working his way through Southern Methodist University . The Texas Bar licensed him to practice law in 1978. Scott made his first foray into business while working his way through college and law school, initially buying and reviving

2175-852: The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act , Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act , and HELPS Retirees Act . Pending legislation that FOP lobbies for include the Social Security Fairness Act , the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 , and the State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability and Due Process Act . The FOP distributes questionnaires for candidates for U.S. president and Congress asking them about their views on issues relating to police officers. FOP has

2262-491: The Rodney King incident. Dewey Stokes, the FOP president at the time, contextualized the incident by saying, "You have to put things in proper perspective. [...] These are not common occurrences. They are the result of stress on the job, emphasis of the system on the criminal and not the victim, and the media's exploitation of the negatives of law enforcement." The human rights group Amnesty International has criticized

2349-590: The Timely Justice Act (HB 7101) to overhaul the processes for capital punishment in Florida . The Supreme Court of the United States struck down part of this law in January 2016 in Hurst v. Florida , declaring, in an 8–1 decision, that a judge determining the aggravating facts to be used in considering a death sentence with only a non-binding recommendation from the jury based on a majority vote

2436-565: The United States Navy and becoming a law firm partner, he co-founded Columbia Hospital Corporation . Columbia later merged with another corporation to form Columbia/HCA , which eventually became the nation's largest for-profit health care company. Scott was pressured to resign as chief executive of Columbia/HCA in 1997. During his tenure as chief executive, the company defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs. The Department of Justice won 14 felony convictions against

2523-604: The Western United States that offer vitamins, herbal medicine, skin products, homeopathic medicines, and prescriptions. In the 1990s, Scott was a partner of George W. Bush as co-owner of the Texas Rangers . In February 2009, Scott founded Conservatives for Patients' Rights (CPR), which he said was intended to put pressure on Democrats to enact health care legislation based on free-market principles. As of March 2009, he had given about $ 5 million for

2610-639: The 2016 Republican convention. When Trump "sparred with the Muslim father of a slain U.S. soldier", Scott said "I'm never going to agree with every candidate on what they're going to say". When the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape was publicized, in which Trump spoke of grabbing women "by the pussy", Scott rebuked Trump, saying, "I'm not following politics closely right now, but this is terrible. I don't agree with anyone talking like this about anyone, ever." In June 2011, Scott signed

2697-528: The August primary with approximately 46.4% percent of the vote to McCollum's 43.4% By the date of the Tampa debate between Scott and Sink (October 25, 2010), Scott had spent $ 60 million of his own money on the campaign compared to Sink's reported $ 28 million. Scott campaigned as part of the Tea Party movement . The Fort Myers News-Press quoted Scott as saying he spent roughly $ 78 million of his own money on

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2784-655: The FOP was holding its annual conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, protesters compared the FOP to the Ku Klux Klan by putting up banners on interstate overpasses, one of which read, "Grand Wizards to Grand Lodges. White Supremacy By Another Name". In June 2018, Fraternal Order of Police Tri-County Lodge #3 in South Carolina objected to

2871-498: The FOP: The five-cornered star tends to remind us of the allegiance we owe to our Flag and is a symbol of the authority with which we are entrusted. It is an honor the people we serve bestow upon us. They place their confidence and trust in us; serve them proudly. Midway between the points and center of the star is a blue field representative of the thin blue line protecting those we serve. The points are of gold, which indicates

2958-539: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Golden was fired. The state report recommended he be charged with filing a false police report, official misconduct and assault with a deadly weapon. No charges were filed by the State Attorney's Office. Officer Golden is the son of the head of the local police union. In that same month, the chief of the department, Brian Tooley, took an early retirement as

3045-593: The Fraternal Order of Police called for a boycott against all individuals and organizations that support Mumia Abu-Jamal , a journalist who was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. FOP also called for a boycott of the Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine for their support of Abu-Jamal. In August 2007, FOP called for a boycott of eBay for selling police equipment. In 2015,

3132-867: The Fraternal Order of Police called for a boycott of Quentin Tarantino 's films following his comments against police brutality at a protest in New York. The boycott of Tarantino was joined by the Border Patrol , as well as police unions in California, Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey. After athletic company Nike aired an ad featuring former NFL player Colin Kaepernick in 2018, FOP condemned it and called it an insult. Fraternal Order of Police president Chuck Canterbury said Kaepernick's views were "uninformed and inflammatory" but declined to call for

3219-720: The Fraternal Order of Police in Philadelphia for their vocal support of the death penalty in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal . Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has called the FOP a "fringe organization" for opposing his efforts to repeal the Tiahrt Amendment . On September 18, 2009, The Providence Journal reported the Fraternal Order of Police representing several Rhode Island police departments had solicited donations from city massage parlors or "spas". Watchdog groups have claimed that these massage parlors are fronts for prostitution. On August 27, 2017, as

3306-464: The Goldsboro area. In January, 2011, the same Officer Golden mentioned earlier was assigned to retraining after approaching a car of people at a gas station with a drawn gun. Officer Golden grabbed the car when it pulled away. He then claimed the driver of the car tried to kill him by driving away while he held on to the car. No charges were filed in the case. In August 2011, after an investigation by

3393-688: The May 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody, the FOP said, in part: "...police officers should at all times render aid to those who need it... need to treat all of our citizens with respect and understanding and should be held to the very highest standards for their conduct..." In June 2020, the Fraternal Order of Police's Brevard County, Florida chapter offered on Facebook to recruit police officers from forces involved in police brutality controversies from Buffalo , Atlanta , and Minneapolis . The Brevard County sheriff denounced

3480-495: The Sanford City Commission. In May, 2012, former Colorado Springs, Colorado, Police Chief Richard Myers was appointed to lead the Sanford Police Department by City Manager Norton Bonaparte. In June 2012, Bill Lee was dismissed by Bonaparte, on the grounds that he had lost the confidence of the community. During the trial of George Zimmerman , the Sanford Police Department was accused of " stolen valor " when it

3567-479: The Sanford Fire Department and a five-bay fire station. Built to withstand 150 mph hurricane winds, the two-story complex also houses Sanford's emergency operations center . The police and fire departments have separate and much larger facilities with a shared atrium , and there is a public meeting room. The police department also has a room specifically to conduct voice stress analysis ,

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3654-478: The Sanford Police Department, national and international attention in the news media , and investigations by state and federal government. Race was an issue as Martin was Black and Zimmerman is a mixed-race Hispanic . On 22 March 2012, Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed a special prosecutor , Angela Corey , to take over the investigation. On the same day, Bill Lee, chief of the Sanford Police at

3741-466: The United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, or any agency may be eligible for membership" and that "each state and subordinate lodge shall be the judge of its membership." Local lodges often have provisions for retired law enforcement officers. The subordinate lodges are supported by state lodges which are subordinate to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge is the national structure of

3828-585: The campaign, although other figures indicate he spent slightly over $ 75 million. He won the general election, defeating Sink by around 68,000 votes, or 1.29%. He took office as the 45th governor of Florida on January 4, 2011. In October 2011, Scott announced that he would run for reelection in 2014. His political funding committee, Let's Get to Work , had raised $ 28 million for his campaign as of May 2014. As of early June 2014, Scott had spent almost $ 13 million since March on television advertisements attacking former governor Charlie Crist , who then appeared to be

3915-448: The company, which was fined $ 1.7 billion in what was at the time the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history. Following his departure from Columbia/HCA, Scott became a venture capitalist and pursued other business interests. Scott ran for governor of Florida in 2010 . He defeated Bill McCollum in a vigorously contested Republican primary election, and then defeated Democratic nominee Alex Sink by just over one point in

4002-513: The company. Eight days after the initial raid, Scott signed his last SEC report as a hospital executive. Four months later, the board of directors pressured him to resign as chairman and CEO. He was succeeded by Thomas F. Frist Jr. Scott was paid $ 9.88 million in a settlement, and left owning 10 million shares of stock then worth more than $ 350 million. The directors had been warned in the company's annual public reports to stockholders that incentives Columbia/HCA offered doctors could run afoul of

4089-409: The current name was adopted, dropping the term "Ladies." The Fraternal Order of Police Associates ( FOPA ) is a civilian affiliate organization that is made up of FOP supporters not eligible for membership. Its members include friends and family of members, businesspeople, professionals, and other citizens. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Passed legislation supported by FOP includes

4176-667: The fall of 2000, with new programming, but that company announced cutbacks and restructuring in September 2000, and, in January 2001, News Corp. regained 100% ownership. In September 2001, Fox Cable Networks Group sold The Health Network to its main rival, the Discovery Health Channel , for $ 155 million in cash plus a 10% equity stake in Discovery Health. Solantic, based in Jacksonville, Florida ,

4263-469: The following issue positions: In 2008, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 53, Eddison Ricketts, wrote Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel that the union supported him. On September 16, 2016, the FOP endorsed Republican Party candidate Donald Trump for U.S. president. This endorsement was opposed by Blacks in Law Enforcement of America for not reflecting the will of

4350-653: The general election against Crist and Annette Taddeo-Goldstein by 64,000 votes. The Libertarian candidates, Adrian Wyllie and Greg Roe, received 223,356 votes. During Hurricane Irma , Scott led Florida through the largest mass evacuation in U.S. history. He signed a repeal of Florida's 1985 growth management laws, reduced funding for water management districts, reduced oversight at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and supported increased funding for Everglades restoration. Scott supported permanent tax cuts and "focused on job numbers rather than on running state agencies or making sweeping policy changes". Scott had

4437-530: The general election. Scott was reelected in 2014 , again by just over one point, against former governor Charlie Crist . He was barred by term limits from running for reelection in 2018 , and instead ran for the Senate. Scott won the 2018 U.S. Senate election , defeating Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson . The initial election results were so close that they triggered a mandatory recount. The recount showed that Scott had won by 10,033 votes; Nelson then conceded

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4524-505: The government by claiming marketing costs as reimbursable, by striking illegal deals with home care agencies, and by filing false data about use of hospital space. It also admitted to fraudulently billing Medicare and other health programs by inflating the seriousness of diagnoses and to giving doctors partnerships in company hospitals as a kickback for the doctors referring patients to HCA. It filed false cost reports, fraudulently billed Medicare for home health care workers, and paid kickbacks in

4611-473: The inclusion of award-winning novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas , and All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely in a high school summer reading list, because of their depictions of violence by police officers. The National Coalition Against Censorship offered the high school support, while prominent authors such as Hari Kunzru and Neil Gaiman pointed out the alarming nature of police officers trying to police what children read. After

4698-467: The initial round of funding of $ 3 million to Alijor.com (named for the first three letters of his two daughters' names), which offered hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers the opportunity to post information about their prices, hours, locations, insurance accepted, and personal backgrounds online. Scott co-founded the company with his daughter Allison. In 2008, Alijor was sold to HealthGrades . In May 2008, Scott purchased Drives , one of

4785-452: The likely Democratic nominee, and who was eventually nominated. The ads resulted in a tightening of the race, mainly due to a decline in Crist's favorability ratings, while Scott's favorability ratings did not increase. By late September 2014, Scott's television ad spending had exceeded $ 35 million and in mid-October reached $ 56.5 million, compared to $ 26.5 million by Crist. On October 22 it

4872-584: The membership. It endorsed Trump again on September 4, 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FOP vehemently opposed vaccine requirements for police. COVID-19 was the top killer of police officers in 2020 and 2021. On September 6, 2024, The FOP officially endorsed Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. This marks the third time the police union has backed Trump. The National Fraternal Order of Police has called for boycotts of various individuals and organizations throughout its history. In August 1999,

4959-438: The motto is a grammatically impossible and hardly translatable sequence of Latin words; the current interpretation is the best that could be made of it. In the center of the star is the coat of arms of Pittsburgh , itself based on William Pitt 's own coat of arms. The FOP constitution and bylaws provide that active membership is open to "any regularly appointed or elected and full-time employed law enforcement officer of

5046-552: The officer and raising both hands with nothing in them when he was shot and killed. On August 13, 2023, HBO released Telemarketers , a 3-part limited documentary series exploring the controversial telemarketing and fundraising practices of various state and local lodges of The Fraternal Order of Police nationwide. The series and investigation stars former heroin addict and legendary telemarketer Patrick J Pespas, and graffiti artist turned filmmaker Sam Lipman-Stern. On September 6, 2024, FOP officially endorsed Donald Trump for

5133-921: The order. In 1978, the Order had 138,472 members, 1,250 lodges and 34 state structures. In the late 1970s, the Order's headquarters were located in Indianapolis, Indiana . The national organization has three offices: the Labor Services Division in Columbus, Ohio , the Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center in Washington, D.C. , and the Grand Lodge "Atnip-Orms Center" National Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee . The Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary (FOPA)

5220-458: The phone, and an altercation occurred in which he shot and killed Martin. Sanford Police arrived after Martin was shot and took Zimmerman into custody. He was released after 5 hours of questioning. The police chief said that there was no evidence to refute Zimmerman's claim of having acted in self-defense, and that under Florida's Stand Your Ground statute, the police were prohibited by law from making an arrest. The incident led to protests against

5307-451: The position under which we are now serving. The background is white, the unstained color representing the purity with which we should serve. We shall not let anything corrupt be injected into our order. Therefore, our colors are blue, gold and white. The open eye is the eye of vigilance ever looking for danger and protecting all those under its care while they sleep or while awake. The clasped hands denote friendship . The hand of friendship

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5394-444: The proposed holding company offered $ 3.85 billion for 80 million shares at $ 47 each, intending to assume an additional $ 1.2 billion in debt, for a total $ 5 billion deal. After HCA declined the offer, the bid was withdrawn. In 1994, Columbia Hospital Corporation merged with HCA, "forming the single largest for-profit health care company in the country." Scott became CEO of Columbia/HCA. According to The New York Times , "[in] less than

5481-565: The race. Scott took office following the expiration of his term as governor of Florida on January 8, 2019. He won reelection in 2024 , defeating Democratic nominee Debbie Mucarsel-Powell . Scott is expected to become Florida's senior senator when Marco Rubio resigns to become secretary of state in the second cabinet of Donald Trump . Rick Scott was born Richard Lynn Myers in Bloomington, Illinois , on December 1, 1952. Scott never met his biological father, Gordon William Myers, who

5568-735: The remaining money needed to purchase two struggling hospitals in El Paso for $ 60 million. Then they acquired a neighboring hospital and shut it down. Within a year, the remaining two were doing much better. By the end of 1989, Columbia Hospital Corporation owned four hospitals with a total of 833 beds. In 1992, Columbia made a stock purchase of Basic American Medical, which owned eight hospitals, primarily in Southwestern Florida. In September 1993, Columbia did another stock purchase, worth $ 3.4 billion, of Galen Healthcare, which had been spun off by Humana Inc. several months earlier. At

5655-493: The remarks. In October 2020, the FOP posted a photo to Twitter and Facebook of a policewoman holding a toddler, claiming he had been found wandering the streets of Philadelphia amid the protests over the killing of Walter Wallace . The toddler had in fact been pulled from the back of a vehicle unrelated to the protests after the police had surrounded it and violently arrested his mother and another passenger without probable cause. The posts were later deleted. On April 15, 2021,

5742-516: The sale of home health agencies and to doctors to refer patients. In addition, it gave doctors "loans" never intending to be repaid, free rent, free office furniture, and free drugs from hospital pharmacies. In late 2002, HCA agreed to pay the United States government $ 631 million, plus interest, and $ 17.5 million to state Medicaid agencies, in addition to $ 250 million paid up to that point to resolve outstanding Medicare expense claims. In all, civil lawsuits cost HCA more than $ 2 billion to settle; at

5829-462: The same day Chicago Police Department body camera footage of the Adam Toledo shooting was released, John Catanzara , president of Lodge 7 Chicago of the Fraternal Order of Police, said the officer was justified in his actions. "He was 100% right," Catanzara said. "The offender still turned with a gun in his hand." This claim is heavily disputed as the video appears to show Toledo turning toward

5916-491: The time of the shooting, announced that he had temporarily stepped down from his position, stating "my involvement in this matter is overshadowing the process." Lee had received criticism for his handling of the investigation, and on March 21, the City Commission, including the mayor, passed a motion of no confidence in the police chief. On 23 April 2012, Lee offered a letter of resignation but it wasn't accepted by

6003-668: The time, Galen had approximately 90 hospitals. After the purchase, Galen stockholders had 82% of the stock in the combined company, with Scott still running the company. In April 1987, Scott made his first attempt to buy the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). While still a partner at Johnson & Swanson, Scott formed the HCA Acquisition Company with two former executives of Republic Health Corporation, Charles Miller and Richard Ragsdale. With financing from Citicorp conditional on acquisition of HCA,

6090-515: The time, this was the largest fraud settlement in U.S. history. After leaving Columbia/HCA in 1997, Scott launched Richard L. Scott Investments, based in Naples, Florida (originally in Stamford, Connecticut ), which has stakes in health care, manufacturing and technology companies. Between 1998 and 2001, he purchased 50% of CyberGuard Corporation for approximately $ 10 million. Among his investors

6177-693: The time. As of March 2009, Solantic had 24 centers, all in Florida. Solantic was the target of an employment discrimination suit that claimed that there had been a policy to not hire elderly or obese applicants, preferring "mainstream" candidates. It was settled for an undisclosed sum on May 23, 2007. Scott responded to Salon regarding the claims of discrimination pointing out that "currently 53 percent of Solantic's employees are white, 20 percent black and 17 percent Hispanic." In 2003, Scott invested $ 5.5 million in Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacies, which operates drugstores/pharmacies in

6264-732: The wedding. Afterward, he was sent to a naval posting in Newport, Rhode Island , where he and his wife lived for 15 months. He served there as a radarman on the USS ; Glover  (FF-1098) , which during his enlistment spent time dry docked in Boston and sailed to ports in Bermuda and Puerto Rico . Scott was in the Navy for 29 months, including training. After the Navy, Scott and his wife moved to Kansas City, where he attended college on

6351-630: The working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those they serve through education, legislation, information, community involvement, and employee representation. FOP subordinate lodges may be police unions and/or fraternal organizations, as the FOP has both Labor Lodges and Fraternal Lodges, and describes itself as a "full service member representation organization." It lobbies Congress and regulatory agencies on behalf of law enforcement officers, provides labor representation, promotes legal defense for officers, and offers resources such as "legal research." The Fraternal Order of Police

6438-488: The world's leading independent designers and manufacturers of heavy-duty drive chain-based products and assemblies for industrial and agricultural applications and precision-engineered augers for agricultural, material handling, construction and related applications. Scott reportedly has an interest in a chain of family fun centers/bowling alleys, S&S Family Entertainment, in Kentucky and Tennessee led by Larry Schmittou ,

6525-500: Was 72%, well below the 90% analysts believed he needed to defeat Scott. Scott and Crist met in an October 15 debate held by the Florida Press Association at Broward College . Scott refused to take the stage for seven minutes because Crist had a small electric fan under his lectern. The incident was dubbed "fangate" by media sources such as Politico . On November 4, 2014, Scott and Carlos Lopez-Cantera won

6612-517: Was Metro Nashville finance director David Manning. In 2006, CyberGuard was sold to Secure Computing for more than $ 300 million. In February 2005, Scott purchased Continental Structural Plastics, Inc. (CSP) in Detroit, Michigan . In July 2006, CSP purchased Budd Plastics from ThyssenKrupp , making CSP the largest industrial composites molder in North America. In 2005–2006, Scott provided

6699-438: Was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after a chase that culminated with him driving his car the wrong way on the street, bumping off the curbs several times. Santiago passed a field sobriety test and the police department promised an internal investigation. The same officer had been involved in a barroom brawl in 2008. Cecil Smith became chief of the department starting in April 2013. Smith had served as deputy chief of

6786-481: Was co-founded in 2001 by Scott and Karen Bowling, a former television anchor Scott met after Columbia bought what is now Memorial Hospital in 1995. Solantic opened its first urgent care center in 2002. It provides urgent care services, immunizations, physicals, drug screening, and care for injured workers. The corporation attracts patients who do not have insurance, cannot get appointments with their primary care physicians, or do not have primary care physicians. Solantic

6873-469: Was described by Scott's mother, Esther J. Scott (née Fry; 1928–2012), as an abusive alcoholic. Scott's parents divorced in his infancy. In 1954, Esther married Orba George Scott Jr. (died 2006), a truck driver. Orba adopted Rick, who took his stepfather's surname and became known as Richard Lynn Scott. Scott was raised in North Kansas City , Missouri , the second of five children. His family

6960-503: Was discovered he had used a boy scout as a proxy buyer in a drug investigation. In his nine years as a Sanford police officer, Shamar had been investigated by the department 25 times. The killing of Trayvon Martin took place on 26 February 2012. That evening, a civilian neighborhood watch captain named George Zimmerman called the Sanford police to report a suspicious person. The dispatcher asked Zimmerman not to pursue. Zimmerman hung up

7047-461: Was fired after an internal investigation determined he had threatened a prisoner with his taser. Fraternal Order of Police The National Fraternal Order of Police ( FOP ) is a fraternal organization consisting of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States. It reports a membership of over 355,000 members organized in 2,100 local chapters (lodges), state lodges, and the national Grand Lodge. The organization attempts to improve

7134-554: Was founded in 1915 by two Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , patrol officers, Martin Toole and Delbert Nagle. They and 21 other members of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police met on May 14, 1915, establishing the first local of the Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Pitt Lodge #1. The FOP official history states that the founders decided to not use the term "union" because of "the anti-union sentiment of the time," but nevertheless acted as

7221-558: Was insufficient and violated the Sixth Amendment guarantee of a jury trial. The Florida Legislature passed a new statute to comply with Hurst v. Florida , changing the sentencing method to require a 10-juror supermajority for a sentence of death with a life sentence as the alternative. In October 2016 this new sentencing scheme was struck down by the Florida Supreme Court in a 5–2 ruling, which held that

7308-497: Was lower-middle-class and struggled financially; Esther Scott worked as a clerk at J. C. Penney , among other jobs. Scott graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1970. He attended community college for a year, and then enlisted in the United States Navy . In 1972, he married Ann Holland , whom he met in high school, at a Baptist church in Kansas City . Scott had completed naval bootcamp just before

7395-532: Was released to YouTube on April 13. During the primary campaign, Scott's opponent, Bill McCollum , made an issue of Scott's role at Columbia/HCA. Scott countered that the FBI had never targeted him. Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald contended that a 1998 bill sponsored by McCollum would have made it more difficult to prosecute Medicare fraud cases, and was counter to his current views and allegations. Scott won

7482-491: Was reported that Scott's total spending had exceeded $ 83 million and he announced that, having previously said he would not do so, he would invest his own money into the campaign, speculated to be as much as $ 22 million. Crist hoped to draw strong support from Florida's more than 1.6 million registered black voters, an effort that was challenging given his previous political career as a Republican. A September 2014 Quinnipiac University poll revealed his support among black voters

7569-550: Was revealed on national television that their officers were wearing U.S. military awards, including such decorations as the Defense Distinguished Service Medal , with simply different names as police awards . After numerous complaints to both the Sanford police and the Fraternal Order of Police , the department discontinued this practice of wearing U.S. military awards in lieu of unique police decorations. In December 2012, Officer Stephan Santiago

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