Broward Politics: Rico Petrocelli Wants To Be GOP Chair…Again

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Plantation’s Rico Petrocelli Accused Of Ethics Violation

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS Something stinks in the multi-million dollar, city-supported Plantation Athletic League. There are allegations of missing money and cash used to further the political career of City Commissioner Rico Petrocelli. Plantation voters who are being asked in March to re-elect Petrocelli need to read this:

Ethics Commission: Probable Cause Found That Plantation’s Petrocelli Broke Law

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Crist Appoints Another Loser — Petrocelli

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS Gov. Charlie Crist’s appointments are getting more and more pathetic. Think Scott Rothstein to the Appeals Court Judicial Nominating Commission.  Or Joe Cobo to the North Broward Hospital District. Now he has appointed  Rico Petrocelli to the Broward County Housing Authority. Ugh!!!

Prosecutors Won’t Charge Plantation’s Petrocelli

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS The investigation into Former Plantation Council member Rico Petrocelli by the State Attorney’s Office has ended with no charges being filed.

Did Plantation’s Petrocelli Blow Chance To Win?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS Defeated Plantation Commissioner Rico Petrocelli ended his unsuccessful March campaign with more than $6,000 unspend almost 14 percent of his total $44,300 contributions.   

Plantation’s Rico: R. I. P.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS   Plantation voters should congratulate themselves. They got rid of Commissioner Rico Petrocelli.

Petrocelli Ad Misrepresents His Ethics Problems

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS   Plantation Commissioner Frances J. “Rico Petrocelli now has told so many stories about his ethics problems that I don’t know how he can keep them straight.

Plantation’s Petrocelli And The Stewardess: A Story From His Past

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS They are the jobs that Plantation Commissioner Rico Petrocelli leaves out of his resume when on the campaign trial. Petrocelli was a cop in west Broward on-and-off for three years.  He hopped from department to department like a rabbit being chased by a fox. But his departure from his last cop job […]

One Person’s Memory of Selling Cars With Sunrise’s Rosen; Plantation’s Petrocelli

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

BY BUDDY NEVINS   A friend of mine sold cars with both Sunrise Comissioner Don Rosen and Plantation Commissioner Rico Petrocelli at the same Broward County dealership. I asked what they remembered from more than two decades ago about the two politicians who are currently running for re-election.