Other, it means they will finally see him pay for making them suffer. Fletcher many people say is a pathological liar. His legion of lies caught up to him. After years of investment scams. The defendant befriended the victim. Reporter shameless lies. He fabricated fake wire transfers and took money from new investors. Reporter robber fletcher is finally telling the truth. You believe it is in your best interest . Yes, sir. Reporter no more get rich quick schemes. I have ten grand cash. All set for the deal. No exception, no problems. Reporter no more using the jailhouse telephone to defraud elderly women while waiting trial for previous scams. Thank you. I had lost faith. For responsibility like the time we cornered him. Today, Robert Fletcher admitted the everything. Rejected the prosecutors offer of 10 years in prison and threw himself at the mercy of the judge. You could be sentenced as much as 156 years . I do. Reporter we were tipped off to his shenanigans more than a year ago. He
Being homeless to getting a job right here at crabbys bar and grill to his sisters catching our story. You can match the emotion ma came out of this whole reunion. How nervous are you . Extremely. Oh my gosh. Reporter waiting in the distance. Ten years since i have seen him. I have seen pictures of him. But, i have never really met him as a grown up or an adult. Reporter two very important people who had not seen rocky bean, their long lost brother, for years. We brought you rockys story last week. He was homeless, sleeping on the pier when a Good Samaritan gave him his sweatshirt and posted the picture on social media. That post got rocky a job, donated clothes and money, and now, family. I cant get over seeing marty after all these years. Reporter marty bean was the first to see the story. I couldnt finish my day out. I was so excited. Reporter she had not seen him in ten years. It has been more than 30 years for rockys youngest sister sandra. Little. How old would i have been . Six
So the district can move on from what they call a distraction from the education process. She appeared before the school board for the first time tuesday since she was cleared of several complaints lodged against her. Allow me to apologize for any failure on my part to manage a relationship with a senior staff member. I take responsibility for that and i learned from it. Reporter associate superintendent greg rivers made several claims against suspect leroy including Sexual Harassment and a hostile work environment. The complaints were unsubstantiated. Reporter while succeed Board Members admit there has been academic progress made under the superintendent, some are still troubled. Leroys leadership style is not appropriate for this system. I have loath confidence in her ability to continue leading the Polk County Public School system. Reporter but the superintendent has not lost the support of all Board Members. And i believe she should be given an opportunity to gain the trust and th
An urban reawakening happening at downtowns all over the country. Matt clark is the president of the Company Behind the project. We hope it attracts other developers. We want to see a real renaissance period. Reporter but not everyone is happy to see this. Marty johnson owns a business that is being overshadowed by the project. A project built for 150 space parking lot once existed right in front of her shop. People cant see that im here so the line of vision is broken by the wood that is out there. But it will be worse when the buildings are up. Reporter johnson has been in this location for 13 years and wonders what the future holds for her business. I think people just need to think about the impact of such a project. I think it is too big for this space. Reporter the Developers Say they are trying to be good neighbors. Sometimes, progress and long term, we think it will add value to their property as well and have a big impact to their business. Reporter joel just opened a barbecue
Reporter oh, he is facing some big trouble jenn. The officer is lieutenant ken castro. He gave the information to his brother and his brother committed a crime. This is a violation of castros authority. Lieutenant ken castro was a beloved and respected Public Servant both inside the Sarasota Police department and out in the community. But according to these documents obtained by newschannel8, back in october, castro used Law Enforcement resources for person use. Records show he looked up a womans drivers license information and gave it to his brother who then trespassed onto her property and caused damage. It is important that Law Enforcement officers take this seriously. Because, we have a right to privacy in our person day is a. When that privacy is breached it can have very negative consequences. Reporter castro was trained and knew this was illegal. According to florida statutes, Law Enforcement may access this purpose of carrying out official functions. After the investigation beg