DeSantis suspends Osceola County Sheriff
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One of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez’s co-defendants left the Lake County jail after posting $100,000 bail.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was charged Thursday with racketeering in connection with an alleged massive gambling ring operating throughout central Florida, officials said.
Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez pleaded not guilty on Friday, one day after he was arrested on felony charges. Lopez was placed behind bars after statewide prosecutors said he was involved in an illegal gambling enterprise since August 2019,
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Executive leader removed from sheriff's websiteThe online profile for the Osceola County Sheriff's Office Executive Director Nirva Rodriguez has been removed from the sheriff's office website. Right now, there is no indication Rodriguez under any sort of investigation or part of the alleged illegal gambling scheme Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested in on Thursday.