Adam Walser

Tampa

Investigative Reporter at WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)

Award winning investigative reporter in Tampa, Florida focused on exposing corruption, waste and fraud.

Articles

Florida woman says she can't flush toilet paper in her newly built home

1 day ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Adam Walser

APOLLO BEACH, Fla — When you move into a new construction home, you expect everything to work. But since Patty Wood moved into her new D.R. Horton home in Apollo Beach last year, she says her plumbing has had repeated problems. “I paid a lot of money for this house. It should work,” Wood said. Wood says she can’t flush toilet paper without clogging up the pipes.
Florida woman says she can't flush toilet paper in her new construction home

1 day ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

APOLLO BEACH, Fla — When you move into a new construction home, you expect everything to work. But since Patty Wood moved into her new D.R. Horton home in Apollo Beach last year, she says her plumbing has had repeated problems. “I paid a lot of money for this house. It should work,” Wood said. Wood says she can’t flush toilet paper without clogging up the pipes.
Florida man who had three wives in three counties pleads guilty to bigamy

5 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Adam Walser

BROOKSVILLE, Fla — A Florida man who was arrested after his wife discovered he was still married to two other women pleaded guilty in court Friday morning. Henry Betsy Junior was charged with bigamy last year after Hernando County detectives determined he was married to three different women in three counties at the same time. Betsey arrived 20 minutes late for his scheduled court hearing, accompanied by his current girlfriend.
Florida man who had three wives in three counties pleads guilty to bigamy

5 days ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

BROOKSVILLE, Fla — A Florida man who was arrested after his wife discovered he was still married to two other women pleaded guilty in court Friday morning. Henry Betsy Junior was charged with bigamy last year after Hernando County detectives determined he was married to three different women in three counties at the same time.
Jeffry Knight was cited for 'careless operation' in 2019 crash involving same boat in Clearwater Ferry crash

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The same captain and the same boat that crashed into the Clearwater Ferry Sunday night, killing one man and injuring multiple people, was cited by authorities in another Pinellas County boat crash involving multiple injuries years earlier. The ABC Action News I-team obtained pictures and reports from that 2019 crash, which resembled the recent one in some ways.
Florida man arrested for having 3 wives in 3 different counties

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Adam Walser

Share HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A man is facing charges for marrying three Florida women in three different counties at the same time. Now, those women are speaking out, saying the system that handles marriage licenses kept them in the dark. “There are no safeguards, and I feel like that's part of where the system failed,” Michele Betsey said. “He took each one of us to a county over to get married,” said Brandi Betsey.
Florida man arrested for having 3 wives in 3 different counties

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A man is facing charges for marrying three Florida women in three different counties at the same time. Now, those women are speaking out, saying the system that handles marriage licenses kept them in the dark. “There are no safeguards, and I feel like that's part of where the system failed,” Michele Betsey said. “He took each one of us to a county over to get married,” said Brandi Betsey.
Family sues Florida sheriff after K9 critically injures teenager

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

BRANDON, Fla. — A teenage boy’s family is suing the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, claiming a deputy allowed a K-9 to attack the boy while he was on the ground for over a minute and didn’t pull off the dog even after the teenager was handcuffed. The call came in on May 14, 2023. Deputy Sarah Ernstes’ body camera recorded as she responded to a Riverview neighborhood. A Lyft driver reported that he went to do a pickup and encountered three teenage boys and three teenage girls.
I-Team report seen 7,200 miles away sparks international visit and effort to save lives

4 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A delegation from Japan recently visited Tampa Bay, hoping to learn how to keep their residents safe from typhoons. It turns out their visit was inspired by an ABC Action News I-Team investigation from last year that they read online. In Florida, we call powerful, rotating storm systems with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour hurricanes. But more than halfway around the world, similar storms that form over warm Pacific waters are called typhoons.
'Appalling findings': Audit of Florida's guardianship watchdog agency exposes guardianship failures

1 month ago | fox4now.com | Adam Walser

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Auditor has released a scathing report involving the Office of Public and Professional Guardians or OPPG. Under guardianship, a judge takes away a person’s rights and appoints someone to manage their finances and other aspects of their lives. State lawmakers created OPPG to police guardians and protect wards under their care, like Willi Berchau, whose story prompted the creation of the watchdog agency in 2015.