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ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell is pushing back against a lawsuit accusing her office of mishandling public records and launching what she calls a politically motivated criminal investigation. Worrell called the allegations "baseless" and said she is taking steps to prevent similar claims in the future.

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A 14-page lawsuit filed this week accuses Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell and members of her administration of failing to preserve public records and using private email accounts to store official documents.

The lawsuit, filed this week by William Eric Edwards, alleges that Worrell’s former chief of staff, Keisha Mulford, used private Gmail accounts to store public records during Worrell’s tenure in 2023. According to

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