LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Suspended Sheriff Marcos Lopez is in jail while attorney Mary Ibrahim is working to secure his release without a hearing.
A judge ruled a hearing is needed to verify if Lopez’s bail funds are legitimate and not linked to an alleged criminal enterprise that generated more than $20 million.
Lopez’s bond was set at $1 million last Friday, and a minimum payment of $100,000 was required to secure his release.
Ibrahim wouldn’t share details on how she’s working to lift the hold on Lopez. The hearing on the legitimacy of his funds was expected to happen early this week but was never scheduled due to the assigned judge’s involvement in a separate trial.
The public is still waiting for the release of a 200-plus-page arrest affidavit detailing the evidence against Lopez.
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