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Trial Starts For Citizens Accused Of 2020 Election Fraud
Tampa Housing To Unveil Boulevard Flow Development
The Tampa Housing Authority and its de- velopment partner, the Related Urban Group continue the massive development of the for- mer THA North Boulevard Homes public housing community. Upon completion, this team will have developed 1,744 affordable, market-rate and workforce housing at this site!
The development of this community con- tinues and now stands as a testament to the Tampa Housing Authority’s desire to not only build new housing, but also create a vibrant and thriving community that has upscale amenities, including a leasing office with wait- ing area, retail establishments, three story parking garage, computer room, game room, workout room, mail room and community park, all incorporated on-site to lessen trans- portation needs.
This West River community will be the place where any resident would be proud to call home! The unveiling of the Boulevard Flow will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2022, 6 p. m. The Boulevard Flow, a steel
structure created by New York artist Ya La’- ford, who will be on-hand to describe her in- spiration for this piece of art that is the centerpiece to the Canopy Greenway at the West River community, located on Main Street in West Tampa.
There will be soothing sounds of a Saxo- phonist and upbeat Du Wop music, as well as the balloons that will provide the entryway to the program site. Local dignitaries, program participants and other special guests include City of Tampa Mayor, Jane Castor; Tampa Housing Authority Presi-dent/CEO, Jerome Ryans; Sr. VP/COO, Leroy Moore; Sr. VP/CFO, Susi Begazo-McGourty; Director of Real Estate Development, David Iloanya; THA Board Member and Mistress of Cere- monies, Lorena Hardwick; Related Devel- opment Group Chairman and CEO, Jorge Perez; Related Urban Development Group President, Albert Milo; Sculpture Artist, Ya La’ford; Invocation Pastor Jeffery Single- tary.
On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the first trial began for Hillsborough County residents that were accused of election fraud by illegally casting a bal- lot in the 2020 election. They can face a $5,000 fine and ad- ditional prison time.
Six people from Hillsbor- ough County and twenty peo- ple state-wide were arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Office of Election Crimes and
Security at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Many of the arrested have claimed that they were allowed to register and received voter registration cards. In 2018, Florida voters approved a bal- lot measure so that the state would automatically restore the voting rights of people with prior felony convictions — ex- cept for people who committed murder or a felony sex offense.
In the case of these for- merly incarcerated citizens, ad- vocates say that the Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security has admitted that the proper vetting materials were not delivered to election offi- cials in time.
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