Learn more

A Leon County circuit judge this week issued a judgment for state Rep. Carolina Amesty, R-Windermere, in a lawsuit that alleged she defamed a legislative aide. Judge J. Lee Marsh backed Amesty in the case filed by Nicolas Frevola. The lawsuit alleged, in part, that Amesty falsely told Frevola’s boss, Rep. Fabian Basabe, R-Miami Beach, that Frevola tried to run her over with a car in 2022. According to court and election records, Amesty defeated Frevola’s mother in a Republican primary in 2022 in Central Florida’s House District 45. Read: Florida Supreme Court Overturns Appeals Court Decision I…

cuu