OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A second complaint has been filed against Osceola County school board member Jon Arguello.
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Channel 9 reported Wednesday that an independent investigation had found Arguello intimidated a vendor who would not support his sister’s campaign, which he denied.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said it has received a letter from the Osceola County school board asking him to determine what to do with Arguello.
Read the letter below:
Letter to Gov. DeSantis by Adam Poulisse on Scribd
The board received a complaint and had an independent investigation into Arguello, and accusations that he intimidated a vendor who didn’t support his sister’s campaign.
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His sister, Jennifer Arguello, is running for Chairwoman Terry Casillo’s seat.
The investigation shows that Arguello was upset that lobbyist Mike Horner would not make a donation to that campaign. Board member Clarence Thacker said when he didn’t, Arguello contacted Horner’s other clients and asked them to drop Horner from representing them.
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