Illusion, Secrecy and Intimidation at the Broward Sheriff’s Office In Tallahassee, silence is rarely unintentional. When Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony brought his budget appeal to the Florida Administration Commission in late February, silence was exactly what he received. His request was $73.7 million. Sheriff Tony had asked for a 9 percent budget increase from the Broward County Commission, but the County approved only 3 percent. His gambit: if the county wouldn’t give him the full amount, he would force his demand through the state capital. Chaired by Governor Ron DeSantis, the commission holds the full authority of Florida’s executive…
Author: A.C. Powell
In the four year runup to his nomination as US Attorney for Southern District of New York (SDNY), Jay Clayton was a lead attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) where he represented Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) which had a major Iran sanctions evasion case before the SDNY. During Clayton’s vetting and nomination process in early 2025 he was still on the Executive Management Board of Sullivan & Cromwell, lead counsel for SCB. Clayton had a direct decision-making role in defending SCB in the SDNY case. At the time of his nomination, SCB was found to be in breach of the…