Bob Norman

Oct 24, 2024 | cjr.org | Bob Norman

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. If you look carefully at news stories about Donald Trump, or flick on the archconservative network Newsmax, you might see the name Jason Miller appear. Here, being accused of trying to shut down ABC News’s real-time fact-checks during the presidential debate. There, falsely claiming that fifty-five ISIS terrorists “are running around the United States” as part of a “migrant invasion.” He is not the campaign’s main spokesperson.

Oct 7, 2024 | floridatrident.org | Bob Norman

Posted on For Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, jeweler Ken Romano was more than a close friend and gambling buddy – he was a “brother.”  “My brother Kenny,” Marceno wrote on a campaign poster for Romano that’s framed on the wall of his jewelry store in Bonita Springs. “Thank you for all you do! You are the Best!”According to Romano, it’s true – he did a lot for the sheriff.

Sep 25, 2024 | wmnf.org | Bob Norman

by Bob Norman, Florida TridentEmbattled Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno has been captured in video recordings accepting a stack of cash from the same “ghost employee” who has claimed the two men were involved in a kickback scheme involving sheriff’s office funds paid to Marceno’s father. Thevideo shows Marceno receiving what appears to be a thick stack of hundred-dollar bills from jeweler Ken Romano, who is said to be cooperating in an FBI investigation of the sheriff.

Sep 18, 2024 | wmnf.org | Bob Norman

by Bob Norman, Florida TridentLee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno put Ken Romano on the public payroll as a consultant in 2022 at $5,700 a month to provide “guidance regarding public relations” and social media at the agency. The consulting agreement, released by LCSO Tuesday, claimed the 55-year-old Romano possessed the “ability, certifications and experience” to do the job and was “duly qualified.” But Romano isn’t a public relations or social media expert.

Sep 17, 2024 | floridatrident.org | Bob Norman

Posted on Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno put Ken Romano on the public payroll as a consultant in 2022 at $5,700 a month to provide “guidance regarding public relations” and social media at the agency. The consulting agreement, released by LCSO today, claimed the 55-year-old Romano possessed the “ability, certifications and experience” to do the job and was “duly qualified.” But Romano isn’t a public relations or social media expert.