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Here's who might testify for the prosecution in a Scott Hopes trial

Here's who might testify for the prosecution in a Scott Hopes trial

Two former Manatee administrators, the county attorney and a former aide to Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge are on the state's witness list.

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Two former Manatee County administrators, Cheri Coryea and Lee Washington, and soon-to-be-former county attorney William Clague, have been listed as witnesses in the prosecution’s case against former administrator Scott Hopes, according to court records.

Scott Hopes jail booking photo (Manatee County Sheriff’s Office)

Hopes, who left the county in Februar…

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