Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
A former Department of Children & Families employee was sentenced today to two years of probation for lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman.
The Pink Flamingo (Free subscription) | 05/12/2009
The Raw Story has a link to a piece that came out about a year ago about Charlie Crist and his friendship with an alleged peddler of child pornography. The guy’s name was Al Zimmerman. The Raw... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
TAMPA, Fla. — A former spokesman for Florida's child welfare agency was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison Friday for taking nude photos of teenage boys, including a 16-year-old under the agency's care. Al Zimmerman's arrest prompted a review of hiring policies and personnel files at the Florida Department of Children and Families to make sure every employee has had a criminal background...
North Country Gazette (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
TAMPA, FLA—The former press secretary for Florida’s Department of Children and Families and a former television reporter for Bay News 9 in Tampa Bay will be spending the next 24 1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography. Al Zimmerman, 41, had been charged with forcing children, including one who had been [...]
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
A former spokesman for the state Department of Children & Families was sentenced this morning to 24 years and four months in prison for making child pornography. Al Zimmerman, 41, pleaded guilty in January to a variety of child pornography charges.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
A former Department of Children & Families employee pleaded guilty today to lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A former Department of Children & Families employee has agreed to plead guilty to lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman.
THE WEEKLY VICE (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
Al Zimmerman's Jail Intake Booking Tampa, Florida ( The Weekly Vice ) -- Al Zimmerman, a former spokesperson for Florida's Department of Children and Families, has pleaded guilt to producing child pornography. Zimmerman, who was a Bay News 9 reporter before becoming a DCF spokesperson, was arrested in February on eight counts of using a child in a sexual performance. Police say Zimmerman offered two...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
TAMPA Former Department of Children and Families spokesman Al Zimmerman is set to go on trial Jan. 26 on child pornography charges. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew scheduled a trial this morning after Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Murphy-Davis said she would like to tell the seven victims in the case a definitive trial date.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
TAMPA - Former state Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman is scheduled to go on trial in December on child porn charges.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
TAMPA – Former state Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman pleaded not guilty today to child porn charges.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
Recently discovered victims of former Department of Children & Families' spokesman Al Zimmerman were not clients of the state agency, said DCF Secretary George Sheldon.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
Recently discovered victims of former Department of Children & Families' spokesman Al Zimmerman were not clients of the state agency, said DCF Secretary George Sheldon.
News Releases (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University’s Al Zimmerman was presented the 2008 Distinguished Service Award by the Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable during its annual Planned Giving Conference Sept. 23. He was honored for his demonstrated leadership and service to the public and the planned giving community, and in recognition of his mentoring members of the [...]
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
A judge this morning postponed a child pornography trial for a former Department of Children & Families spokesman. Al Zimmerman had been scheduled to go on trial next month on a federal charge of producing child pornography. He was arrested in February.
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