Rep. Darren Soto (D-District 49) has written to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking answers as to why two state assistant attorneys generals were recently terminated.
“It has come to my attention that two assistant attorney generals, Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson, were recently terminated by your office for poor performance,” Soto’s letter to Bondy states. “However, public records indicate that these terminations occurred while they were in the midst of successful mortgage fraud litigation and in spite of prior successful reviews,” Soto’s letter states. “As a member who represents an area ravaged by foreclosure fraud, these terminations present an overwhelming public concern.”
The letter continues:
“REQUEST IS HEREBY MADE pursuant to Public Records Act, Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes that your office provides me with any and all records related to job performance of Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson within the past 3 years. Please also provide a list of all case numbers for all currently active cases managed by Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson for your office as well as the amounts of any settlements occurring within the past 3 years in any cases managed by Theresa Edwards or June Clarkson along with corresponding case number.”
Although Clarkson and Edwards were abruptly terminated by Bondi, their work on foreclosure fraud which, in part sets out how some lenders circumvent the law, was used successfully to prosecute cases in other states, including New York.
[…] to look at this and report back to me if there should have been more documentation.”On July 27, Rep. Darren Soto (D-District 49) wrote to Bondi seeking answers as to why Edwards and Clarkson were terminated and requested records related to […]