Nick Papantonis is a reporter with a focus on local news in the Orlando area of Florida. He writes for various news outlets including Yahoo News, WFTV, WLOX-TV ABC CBS Bounce, and JACKSONVILLE DRUG/CLARK LAB. Nick covers a wide range of topics including crime, community issues, and local government.
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Several high-ranking members of the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office lost their jobs shortly before Thanksgiving, weeks after the office was enveloped in a spending scandal.
Gilzean's staff did not respond to a request for comment, however a press conference detailing a “major announcement” was subsequently scheduled for Tuesday morning.
By: Nick Papantonis
Many commissioners, reached by phone Tuesday evening, were not fully up to speed on what transpired after their meeting. Several expressed disappointment at the sequence of events.
By: Nick Papantonis
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Glen Gilzean's staff members had piles of bank statements waiting in the lobby of the elections office Wednesday, along with a box of Wal-Mart doughnuts baked on the same day Gilzean emailed the statements to auditors: Monday, December 2.
By: Nick Papantonis
County attorneys dispute that their vote to stop funding was illegal, saying Gilzean has received 19% more money than he was supposed to during the first few months of the fiscal year.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Following days of back-and-forth communications between the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office and other county leaders, Glen Gilzean filed a lawsuit against the county for its vote to withhold funding from his office.
By: Nick Papantonis
Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond showed up to the elections office Monday with one question that he wanted answered.
By: Nick Papantonis
“They just kind of abandoned hope and went back to The Villages,” Stacey Rodriguez said. “I can't imagine who wouldn't be heartbroken losing their job two weeks before Christmas, especially when you have younger kids.”
By: Nick Papantonis
A recent survey showed most respondents said they didn’t want to pay an extra dime for upgrades.
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