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Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:21 AM Mar 2017

Phone records released in hit and run of ex-Apopka public official.

In short, what does a Central Florida good ole boy do when he's involved in a hit and run? Answer: Call the big cheese good ole boy lawyer in Central Florida, of course. Which brings up a good question. Who did the big cheese lawyer call after their discussion? It wasn't 911.

Ex-Apopka official loses challenge of phone search in hit-and-run case

After Richard Anderson’s Dodge Ram slammed into a Toyota Corolla on State Road 46, a phone belonging to the retired Apopka city administrator was used to make seven calls to a close friend and another to a lawyer, newly released records show.

But none to 911.

Florida Highway Patrol investigators charged Anderson, a licensed paramedic for 22 years, with leaving the scene of an accident, saying he walked away from the April 5, 2016, crash without providing medical assistance to the Corolla driver Michael Falcon, who was critically injured.

Records in the hit-and-run case show Anderson’s phone was used to call Frank Kruppenbacher, formerly Apopka’s legal adviser and now chairman of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. It also was used to place seven calls between 1:25 a.m. and 1:57 a.m. to Seminole County Manager Nicole Guillet, a friend who worked closely with him in Apopka.

On Monday, Circuit Judge Lawrence Semento denied a defense motion to forbid prosecutors from using the phone records during Anderson’s upcoming Lake County trial.

The phone records became an issue at a court hearing in the criminal case against Anderson, 62, who could face a prison sentence if convicted of leaving the scene of an accident with injury, tampering with evidence and three other charges.

Kruppenbacher said he couldn’t comment on the early morning call because he has represented Anderson in the past and their communications are protected. Guillet declined to comment.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-apopka-richard-anderson-lawsuit-20170313-story.html

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Phone records released in hit and run of ex-Apopka public official. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 OP
Shouldn't the attorney be in trouble, too? csziggy Mar 2017 #1
That attorney has a long history in Central Florida. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #2

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
1. Shouldn't the attorney be in trouble, too?
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 11:46 AM
Mar 2017

As one of the comments says:

Interesting how the attorney hides behind the attorney-client privilege, while ignoring that as an officer of the court, he had a legal obligation to report the crime to authorities, albeit while being allowed to withhold the clients name. While it sounds contradictory, he should have contacted the Police, stated that he represents a client who was involved in the accident, and advised them of that information. The fact he never did speaks volumes about his ethics. As to the other person Anderson called, she should be charged with conspiracy for her actions.


In addition, the information about Anderson's activities as a lobbyist is interesting:
Meanwhile Monday, Apopka filed an amended lawsuit in Orange County circuit court, asking Anderson to repay the city for failing to live up to the terms of a personal services contract worth $528,000.

The revised lawsuit cited Anderson’s alleged involvement in the hit-and-run and pointed out he wasn’t registered as a lobbyist for 15 months while representing Apopka’s interest in Tallahassee. The city claims Anderson was paid for lobbying services he couldn’t legally perform.

Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
2. That attorney has a long history in Central Florida.
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 12:01 PM
Mar 2017

He was also a long time member of the Florida Ethics Commission. Florida is a state on two different life tracks. The only time that many of us see that other world, is right before we get trampled by their big wheels.

But, that phone call is the reason I make a big deal about how that Zimmerman-Martin situation turned out. What was the first thing that Zimmerman's father did? He called the State Attorney, Norm Wolfinger.

We live in a Good ole boy environment, here in Central Florida. We won't really be free to enjoy American rights and freedoms like common citizens until these backdoor channels are exposed.

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