Romy Ellenbogen
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Grand jury finds taxpayer money ‘misappropriated’
Witnesses said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier had involvement in directing the $10 million, according to a report obtained by CBS News.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Romy Ellenbogen in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.