The 255-page arrest affidavit explaining in detail the state’s allegations against former Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez and his co-defendants is still sealed nearly three months after Lopez was booked into the Lake County Jail on racketeering and conspiracy charges.

But WESH 2 Investigates is uncovering new information about an attorney with ties to co-conspirators in the racketeering case. Latest Forecast

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Statewide prosecutors said Lopez and his co-defendants sought to expand their illegal gambling enterprise into Lake County.

"Yes, I had worked with the county when the first ordinance was proposed,” Jacksonville-based attorney Kelly Mathis said during a Lake County Commission meeting on April 23, 2024.

Mathis went before

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