{"id":1995208,"date":"2023-08-09T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T14:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-suspends-prosecutor-for-dereliction-of-duty-on-crime\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T10:41:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T14:41:37","slug":"desantis-suspends-prosecutor-for-dereliction-of-duty-on-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-suspends-prosecutor-for-dereliction-of-duty-on-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis suspends prosecutor for neglecting crime duties."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-suspends-prosecutor-for-dereliction-of-duty-on-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995208&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Governor Suspends Democratic Orlando State Attorney for Allowing Criminals to \u200dEscape Consequences<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Florida governor and presidential\u2064 candidate Ron\u2062 DeSantis \u200b(R.) has \u2062taken action by suspending \u2064the Democratic Orlando <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">state attorney<\/a>, Monique Worrell, for her role in allowing criminals to &#8220;escape the full \u2063consequences of\u200c their criminal \u2064conduct.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Worrell, who served as state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida, was\u2064 removed from office on Wednesday due to what DeSantis called &#8220;dereliction of duty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The state of Florida is a \u2064law and order \u2062state, and that means\u200d we support the men and women who wear the uniform and protect and serve,&#8221; emphasized\u200d DeSantis during the announcement of the suspension at the State Capitol. &#8220;We have strong policies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-officials-approve-petition-to-recall-progressive-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-signature-gathering-begins\/\" title=\"Election Officials Approve Petition To Recall Progressive L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n, Signature-Gathering Begins\">hold criminals accountable<\/a> for their misconduct, and prosecutors have \u200ba duty to faithfully enforce the\u200c law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The governor specifically pointed out Worrell&#8217;s alleged practice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-suspends-prosecutor-for-dereliction-of-duty-on-crime\/\" title=\"DeSantis suspends prosecutor for neglecting crime duties.\">disregarding minimum sentencing requirements<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-warns-bidens-crackdown-on-second-amendment-isnt-about-guns-its-about-control\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson Warns: Biden\u2019s Crackdown On Second Amendment Isn\u2019t About Guns, It\u2019s About Control\">crimes involving guns<\/a> and drugs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prosecutors\u200d do \u200chave a certain amount of\u2062 discretion about which cases to bring and\u200c which not,&#8221; DeSantis explained. &#8220;But what this state attorney has done is\u200c abuse that discretion and has effectively nullified certain laws\u2063 in the state of Florida.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not\u200b the first time \u200bDeSantis has taken such action. In\u2063 August 2022, he suspended\u2063 former state\u200c attorney Andrew Warren \u200dfor &#8220;neglect of duty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;State Attorneys have \u200ca duty to prosecute crimes as defined in Florida law, not to pick and choose which laws to enforce \u200bbased on their personal agenda,&#8221; DeSantis\u200c stated\u2063 at the time.<\/p>\n<p>This move\u200d reflects a growing trend of backlash against prosecutors and attorneys in \u2064the United States, with the right accusing them of\u200c being too lenient. For instance, Kim Gardner, the former top prosecutor in\u200b St. Louis, resigned\u2064 from her position after a legal battle with Missouri&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-rejects-idea-that-he-didnt-drain-the-swamp-in-first-term\/\" title=\"Trump denies not 'draining the swamp' in first term.\">attorney\u200b general<\/a>. Similarly, Chesa\u2064 Boudin, the disgraced former district attorney of San Francisco,\u200c was recalled by voters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida&#8217;s governor and presidential hopeful, Ron DeSantis, suspended Monique Worrell, the Democratic Orlando state attorney, accusing her of enabling criminals to evade proper punishment. Worrell, who served the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, was dismissed for neglecting her responsibilities. 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