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Ex-Florida mayor allegedly smoked crack, acted as doctor at his home, report says
Fox News ^ | 4/12/19 | Ryan Gaydos

Posted on 04/14/2019 4:53:41 AM PDT by Libloather

The former mayor of a Florida town - who is facing multiple charges, including allegedly shooting at cops and conspiring to impede an investigation against him - reportedly smoked crack cocaine nightly and used meth while he was still in office.

The new allegations against former Port Richey Mayor Dale Massad were revealed in court records obtained by the Tampa Bay Times on Thursday. Massad, while he was in office, allegedly received drugs via drug runners and acted as a doctor for friends at his home, the newspaper reported.

An investigation into Massad was reportedly launched after authorities received tips that Massad was engaging in corruption, using drugs and acting as a doctor in his home. Massad had previously lost his medical license in 1992 over a toddler’s death, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Massad was arrested in February for allegedly shooting at Pasco County sheriff’s deputies who were trying to serve a search warrant at his residence after reports he was operating an illegal medical practice at his home. He eventually surrendered to police and was taken into custody.

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KEYWORDS: crack; doctor; florida; mayor; swat; swatting
Well, someone has to test the drugs.
1 posted on 04/14/2019 4:53:41 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

He looks like Mitt Romney.


2 posted on 04/14/2019 4:59:27 AM PDT by euram (is)
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To: All
What, me, crack?


3 posted on 04/14/2019 5:00:45 AM PDT by JonPreston ( The GOPe is on board with the North American Union and the European Union.)
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To: Libloather

4 posted on 04/14/2019 5:07:48 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Bigoted, hotheaded, dangerous gun owning demon)
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To: Libloather

With Medicare for all, or one-payer health-care, that kind of ‘doctor’ would be the only affordable alternative.


5 posted on 04/14/2019 5:14:19 AM PDT by adorno
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To: Libloather

Enhancing his resume so he can run for President as a dumbocrat.


6 posted on 04/14/2019 5:15:42 AM PDT by Natty Bumppo@frontier.net (We are the dangerous ones, who stand between all we love and a more dangerous world.)
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To: Libloather

I’m guessing he practiced gynecology


7 posted on 04/14/2019 5:17:18 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Liberals, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die)
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To: euram

He has the “thousand yard stare” of a soldier with battle fatigue.


8 posted on 04/14/2019 5:17:47 AM PDT by equaviator
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To: MrBambaLaMamba
Rodny Dangerfield eyes.


9 posted on 04/14/2019 5:24:46 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Libloather
Let's see.
He would see minor cuts for free if his friends had a boo boo.

The cops swatted his house, and he reacted normally to that.

There was public outcry, and it hasn't favored law enforcement. No drugs were found, as I recall.

Now there are all these belated specifics as to the alleged reason for the raid, but no indication that there might be any evidence of any sort to back them up.

I'm not saying that it isn't possible that the guy is a coke-head, but given what's gone before I'm not going to join the mob in Kavanaughing him without hard evidence.

10 posted on 04/14/2019 5:30:44 AM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: MrEdd

Pasco County is the meth capital of Florida!


11 posted on 04/14/2019 5:36:20 AM PDT by Does so (Is Central America Emptying Its Jails?)
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To: Natty Bumppo@frontier.net

Massad rhymes with Assad. Hmmm.


12 posted on 04/14/2019 5:37:18 AM PDT by Does so (Is Central America Emptying Its Jails?)
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To: Libloather

We can assume what party because it is not mentioned much like a perp who we know is black or latino is know where to be found in the article


13 posted on 04/14/2019 5:57:13 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: Does so

It may well be.

But they couldn’t accuse the former Mayor of meth, because nobody would buy the meth head accusation due to him having good teeth and not being emaciated.

So they picked cocaine instead.


14 posted on 04/14/2019 6:06:03 AM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: Libloather

I’m embarrassed. Port Richey FL is near me... Beautiful town, crazy politics...


15 posted on 04/14/2019 6:15:06 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: JonPreston

He’s got those crazy eyes.


16 posted on 04/14/2019 6:16:04 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Libloather

Looks like they dialed down the reports. According to the news reports it was a swat team that came to arrest Massad at his house.

This is not as uncommon as you’d might think in Florida. Mayor “Buddy” Dyer was in jail when he was mayor of Orlando, FL.


17 posted on 04/14/2019 6:27:39 AM PDT by Southern Magnolia
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To: Libloather

“The Florida Man is a bit of an enigma.

He is the frayed fabric of a worn tobacco ring in his left back pocket.

He lives in the breeze that goes through your hair while doing donuts on an ATV.

He is the slight echo in the air when someone says, “Hey, watch’is!” He is Florida, and Florida is him...”

from link:
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26899191/florida-man-headlines-2019/

“The 90 Wildest Florida Man Headlines of 2019 (So Far)”


18 posted on 04/14/2019 7:31:50 AM PDT by GOPJ (Even MSNBC bimbos have stopped using the phrase 'undocumente d workers'? IT'S A WIN)
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To: Libloather

No problem democrats are above the law.


19 posted on 04/14/2019 10:05:08 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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