TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today thanked members of the Florida Legislature for working with him to increase transparency and accountability, promote public safety, and protect the rights of...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today thanked members of the Florida Legislature for working with him to increase transparency and accountability, promote public safety, and protect the rights of...

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued the following statement on the British Petroleum oil spill approaching Florida’s coastline: "The British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico presents...

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued the following statement on the British Petroleum oil spill approaching Florida’s coastline: "The British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico presents...

~ State’s General Revenue Fund to receive $4 million ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that the Florida Medicaid Program will receive more than $4.25 million as part of a global...

Are Rogue Realtors Becoming Escrow Vampires?

A wholesaler and longtime friend called me to ask if either I or any of my students  was looking at two specific properties. He gave me the addresses but they didn’t  strike a bell with me. I asked why and he went on to relate that he had contracts  on both and that the realtors involved had stolen his deposits and he was having  to fight to get the deals closed and/or get his money back. These deals have  some serious lessons for newbies and seasoned pros alike so take the time and  read all of this article – it could save you tens of thousands of dollars!

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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today applauded the passage of the Debt Collection Bill (SB 2086/HB 7233), which received bi-partisan support and a final vote of 114-0. “As our economy continues to...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today applauded the passage of the Debt Collection Bill (SB 2086/HB 7233), which received bi-partisan support and a final vote of 114-0. “As our economy continues to...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Miami-Dade County woman is in custody after she allegedly defrauded the Florida Medicaid program out of more than $1 million. Clara Canizares, a...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Georgia woman has been taken into custody on charges that she abused a disabled adult under her care. Raquel A. Bravo, a certified nursing...