TALLAHASSEE, FL — On the heels of a lawsuit alleging that Attorney General Pam Bondi “deleted or withheld emails sought in an ongoing land dispute,” George Sheldon, Democratic Candidate for Attorney General released the following statement:

“Pam Bondi’s brazen selective enforcement of Florida law is the ultimate in hypocrisy,” said Sheldon. “No one is above the law. Florida’s Sunshine Laws require that public officials comply with public records requests. The current culture in Tallahassee’s executive branch suggests that Pam Bondi and Rick Scott routinely flout state law and public records requests of their public emails.”

“Floridians deserve better. If the lawsuit’s allegations are true, this may be the tip of the iceberg in demonstrating that Pam Bondi shows a troubling lack of transparency as Attorney General,” added Sheldon.

Read More at: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/04/4039576/lawsuit-attorney-generals-office.html

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AP: Lawsuit: Attorney General’s office deleted emails
April 04, 2014 17:08 EDT
By GARY FINEOUTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Tallahassee attorney is contending in a new court filing that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office deleted or withheld emails sought in an ongoing land dispute. Steven Andrews is currently involved in a lawsuit over attempts by the state to acquire land near the Governor’s Mansion. This week, he filed new information that alleges Bondi’s office failed to timely turn over 61 emails sent or received by senior staff. Andrews and his legal team contend that in 19 instances, the emails were deleted altogether. Andrews only found the emails later by cross-referencing documents obtained by other agencies. A spokesman for Bondi on Friday called the allegations completely without merit. But Andrews has turned up internal information that shows Bondi’s employees manually decide whether or not to keep copies of emails.