I formally notified FL AG Bill McCollum that Florida's 14th Judicial District State Attorney's Office is covering up the official misconduct described above. By law, the AG is required to address this matter. In my letter, I wrote that if I had known beforehand that he was going to be the keynote speaker at the Reagan Day Dinner, I would have attended and presented him with evidence of my charges that the SAO refuses to acknowledge. And, since I missed this opportunity, I offered to either forward this evidence to him or present it personally. I also wrote that the reason that Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis refuses to participate in the OAG's Open Government Mediation Program is that he lied that my charges are baseless in order to cover-up. A simple check of my closed "case file" and his so-called "inquires" would prove my charges. Although the State Attorneys don't report to him, AG McCollum provides the leadership and ethical and moral tone for public officials.

Joe