Judge overturns decision to restrict station reports on documents (Guetzloe case FL)

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla.

... The Florida 5th District Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that Doug Guetzloe failed to prove that his privacy concerns from some of the documents should trump WKMG-TV's First Amendment rights ...

Earlier this year, a lower court had barred the station from airing any reports from the documents, then later scaled back that restriction to Guetzloe's medical records and communications with attorneys. The appeals court reversed that order.

Guetzloe was found to have violated campaign disclosure laws relating to an attack ad on a suburban candidate for mayor in 2003. Several other election violation charges against him were dropped after he appealed.

The television station said it received the documents from a man who bought them for $10 at auction after Guetzloe failed to pay his rent at a self-storage unit where they had been kept ... http://www.starbanner.com/article/20071006/APN/710060657&template=storydetails

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Police: Ex-Marine killed consultants, self
Jason Drake's motive remains unclear, they say
Henry Pierson Curtis | Sentinel Staff Writer
August 28, 2007

... Forensic evidence identified Jason Drake as the killer of Republican strategists Rafael "Ralph" Gonzalez and David Abrami, sheriff's Cmdr. Joe Picanzo said ... Abrami, 36, an attorney who previously worked with Orlando political consultant Doug Guetzloe, had a room in Gonzalez's house ... http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-murder2807aug28,0,618169.story

Charges against Guetzloe dropped
The firebrand consultant will not be prosecuted after the death of a key witness.
Christopher Sherman | Sentinel Staff Writer
July 12, 2007

... An Orange County grand jury on March 28 indicted Guetzloe on two felony counts of perjury for testimony he gave to the Florida Elections Commission last year. Lewis, who moonlighted as a political consultant, had testified before that grand jury.

When the indictment was announced, State Attorney Lawson Lamar said Guetzloe had testified that he personally paid for mailers and radio advertisements in a 2003 campaign against then-Daytona Beach City Commission candidate Darlene Yordon.

However, evidence showed that Lewis had paid Guetzloe for the work, Lamar said ...

Lewis died of an apparent heart attack on his way to Orlando International Airport on Saturday ... http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-guetzloe1207jul12,0,4844791.story