Did you miss these 3 Coral Springs stories? Catch up on fraud, youth sports & more
Three recent Coral Springs stories delved into a controversial drowning death case, a principal’s fraud conviction and a heated debate over the future of youth soccer and city finances.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Story 1: Jessica Lloyd’s cause of death declared drowning. Charge dropped against husband
Prosecutors dropped a domestic violence charge against Jessica Lloyd’s husband, saying they lacked the witnesses and evidence to challenge his account of the incident leading up to her death in a canal. Her family and past partners, pointing to a documented history of alleged abuse, say the justice system failed her and are devastated that no homicide case has been brought.
Story 2: ‘Whistleblower’ Catholic school principal accused of stealing $238K convicted
A Coral Springs resident was convicted of running an organized scheme to defraud after investigators said she took more than $238,000 in unauthorized extra pay over nine years. Her attorney insists she is a whistleblower who reported misconduct and was retaliated against, arguing key payroll records and witness statements that could clear her were never fully produced.
Story 3: Soccer fans share concern at commission meeting; tax office has come to collect
Soccer parents and coaches packed a City Commission meeting to defend their preferred youth programs as the city pursues a comprehensive soccer plan and reviews competing bids, raising worries about losing long-standing clubs. Commissioners also wrestled with a new county tax collector’s office keeping a cut of city assessments and approved letting it take 1% this year.
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