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Bill McCollum was elected November 2006 as the 36th attorney general of Florida. A native of Florida, he was born Ira William McCollum in Brooksville on July 12, 1944. Married to Ingrid Seebohm McCollum, the couple has three grown sons - Andrew, Douglas and Justin - and one grandson. McCollum attended the University of Florida, was elected president of Blue Key and earned his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and law degree in 1968. Upon graduating, he served on active duty with the U.S. Navy from 1969 until 1972 as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander in 1992. A lifelong Republican, McCollum represented the Orlando area as a membe...
Bill McCollum was elected November 2006 as the 36th attorney general of Florida. A native of Florida, he was born Ira William McCollum in Brooksville on July 12, 1944. Married to Ingrid Seebohm McCollum, the couple has three grown sons - Andrew, Douglas and Justin - and one grandson. McCollum attended the University of Florida, was elected president of Blue Key and earned his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and law degree in 1968. Upon graduating, he served on active duty with the U.S. Navy from 1969 until 1972 as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander in 1992. A lifelong Republican, McCollum represented the Orlando area as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until 2001. During that time he founded the U.S. House Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, becoming an expert on terrorism. Viewed as highly partisan congressman, McCollum was a staunch defender of the Republican Reagan Administration while he served as a member of the Iran-Contra committee investigating U.S. sales of weapons to Iran and the illegal funneling of the profits to Nicaraguan rebels. After the Branch Davidian tragedy in Waco, Texas, he used his House post to lambaste Democratic President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno. Politically, however, McCollum is probably best remembered for his high profile role as one of the 13 Republican House prosecutors who ran the 1998 impeachment proceedings against Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair. Before winning election as attorney general, McCollum made two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Senate. In 2000, he lost the general election to Democrat Bill Nelson. In 2004, he lost the Republican primary to Mel Martinez, also from the Orlando area, who had been wooed into the race by the George W. Bush White House. Martinez went on to defeat Democrat Betty Castor and become the first Cuban-American elected to the U.S. Senate. After leaving Congress in 2001, he was a partner in the Baker and Hostetler law firm in Central Florida, until his election in 2006, when he defeated Democrat Walter "Skip" Campbell, a Democratic state senator from Broward County. As attorney general, McCollum has focused attention on the need to battle child pornography and Internet child predators. At his request, the Florida Legislature in 2007 expanded the Attorney General's Child Predator CyberCrime Unit and passed new laws to increase the punishment of those who prey on children over the Internet. McCollum has made it a priority to combat crimes against the elderly, especially identity theft, tackle the state's growing gang violence, enhance consumer protections, and attack Medicaid fraud.
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McCollum is playing the political card with lawsuit against Countrywide.
Tallahassee BureauWhen Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum sued Countrywide Financial Corp. last week, he accused the disgraced mortgage lender of a pattern of deceptive trade practices. But McCollum could fairly be said to be engaging in a little of that himself....Tags: Government, Health Treatments, Tom Feeney, Trials, Orange County (Florida)
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We think: It's good to see AG McCollum turning his attention to mortgage pitches
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum went a long way toward quelling doubts about his commitment to consumer protection last week when he sued Countrywide Financial Corp. for allegedly deceptive sales pitches to its customers. Mr. McCollum acted...Tags: Government, Mortgages, National Government, Trials, Charlie Crist
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Does court ruling put Hard Rock in a hard place? Table games may be shut down
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhat's in the cards for the Seminole Tribe's casinos? With Thursday's Florida Supreme Court ruling that Gov. Charlie Crist had no authority to allow blackjack and other table games at the casinos, new questions have arisen, while old ones linger. Here...Tags: Government, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Trials, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling
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RECOPILADO POR YVONNE H. VALDEZ BROWARD Evite el robo de identidad destruyendo documentos — Invitan el alguacil de Broward, Al Lamberti, y el fiscal general de la Florida, Bill McCollum, al primer "Shred-A-Thon" en Broward, una actividad que...Tags: Dania Beach, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Lakeview, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale
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Florida's high court busts Crist's deal with Seminole casinos
South Florida Sun-sentinelGov. Charlie Crist had no right to allow blackjack and other table games at Seminole Tribe casinos without legislative approval, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a landmark opinion that left lawyers on all sides wondering what happens next....Tags: Government, Upper House, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Court Administration
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Seminoles may be forced to halt games
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt may be only a matter of time before the Seminoles are under legal threat to shut down their new high-stakes card games and Las Vegas-style slots. Legal experts say they have at least 15 days to figure out their next move. That's how much time they...Tags: Trials, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Judges, Court Administration
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Ruling may force Seminoles to halt games
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt may be only a matter of time before the Seminoles are under legal threat to shut down their new high-stakes card games and Las Vegas-style slots. Legal experts say they have at least 15 days to figure out their next move. That's how much time they...Tags: Trials, Tourism and Leisure, Judges, Casino and Gambling, Court Administration
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State attorney general to talk about Countrywide lawsuit today
The Associated PressFlorida Attorney General Bill McCollum is set to discuss details of a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender. McCollum filed suit against Countrywide on Monday for misleading and unfair trade practices. He has...Tags: Broward County, Mortgages, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Florida sues Countrywide over fraudulent loans
Countrywide Financial Corp., the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, was sued by the state of Florida for fraudulently making loans to homeowners who couldn't repay them. In a complaint filed Monday in Fort Lauderdale circuit court, Attorney General Bill...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Mortgages, Lisa Madigan, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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COLOR THEM PATRIOTIC
Special To The SentinelThey bring a new meaning to red, white and blue. The volunteers in the Sons of the American Revolution's color guard project patriotism all year long, as they perform flag ceremonies and appear at special functions. On the Fourth of July, though, they...Tags: Orange County Convention Center, Civil Unrest, Family, Revolutions, American Revolutionary War
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