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The criminal conviction of a St. Johns County building official for extortion, sometimes using his official St. Johns County vehicle, leads to the question: how pervasive is corruption in St. Johns County?
ST. JOHNS COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID BERNARD SHOAR has been exposed for covering up the shooting death of a St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy, famously saying "Let's give these two guys a hand" at the conclusion of the November 26, 2013 PBS Frontline story.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN THOMAS G. MANUEL was convicted of bribery.
Now ST. JOHNS COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTOR WILL RAY ROGERS has been convicted of extortion.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY COMMISSIONER WILLIAM McCLURE is under investigation for Medicaid and Medicare fraud and unauthorized practice of medicine after a search warrant was excited on his medical clinic.
How far does it go?
ST. JOHNS COUNTY is regarded as one of the most corrupt in Florida, and has been for years, since the days of Sheriff LAWRENCE O. DAVIS.
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