Escambia County has a reputation for political corruption – W.D. Childers and three other commissioners removed from office. Plus, we have had a school board member and ECUA board members removed from office.
Now Okaloosa County is the new Escambia. Former Speaker Ray Sansom and NWFSC president Bob Richburg are indicted. Sheriff Charlie Morris is arrested in Las Vegas for a bonus scam that allegedly gave him $88,500 in kickbacks.
Okaloosa Tax Collector Chris Hughes is under fire for paying out $692,000 in bonuses over the past three years and running up $180,000 in travel bills for the same period.
The Daily News writes about Okaloosa’s tarnished image.