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When the Florida Commission on Ethics issued its press release on the status of its cases Wednesday, conspicuously missing was the complaint filed against Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno by his former close pal Ken Romano.

In a stunning turn, Ken Romano has requested that his ethics complaint against Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno alleging undisclosed gifts and unlawful kickbacks be withdrawn, the Florida Trident has learned.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno is due in Tallahassee on Friday for a hearing regarding a second Florida Commission on Ethics investigation into him and his department, the Florida Trident has learned.

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Collier County sheriff’s reports from 2020 paint a very bleak portrait of Det. Sgt. Kristine Whittaker’s performance as a criminal investigations supervisor.

Lieutenant Arturo Gonzalez, who led the Fort Myers Police Department’s special enforcement division, abruptly retired this week after allegations he was caught on city surveillance video in an affectionate moment with a human resources employee earlier this month, the Florida Trident confirmed.

The federal corruption investigation against him was terminated last November, but Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno faces a new inquiry into some of the same allegations — this time by the Florida Ethics Commission. Editor's note: Watch WGCU's Southwest Florida In Focus tonight for a special interview with Florida Trident's Bob Norman on the Carmine Marceno case.