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Investigative Reports: How Robert Lott acquired taxpayer and private dollars only to seek bankruptcy protection for upwards of half a million in debts
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Robert Wayne Lott was once the financial kingpin of Flagler Avenue: president of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, member of the hospital's board of trustees and purchaser with his wife of the weekly Observer newspaper. But despite his inside connections and influence to access taxpayer dollars, he got out from upwards of half a million in debts through federal bankruptcy.
After a nearly year-long investigation, Headline Surfer will tell you who the creditors were, where the money came from and who the players were along the way. The 24/7 Internet newspaper's "Show Me the Money" investigative report on Lott will be published Sunday.
Though Lott refuses to speak with Headline Surfer, you'll see and hear him in action in a series of videos, along with public records outlining those who lost their investments.
That record includes monies lost by investors of the Hampton Inn, taxpayer money transacted with Bert Fish Medical Center, the New Smyrna Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority as well as the resulting scandals and lawsuits with the SVAA, CRA and the hospital merger.
You'll hear from public officials and private investors and the full extent of the fallout to those who did business with Lott and his friends. And you'll be updated on what Lott is doing today and how and why he maintains an active role in the chamber.