'For the People' attorney offers to 'fix' state unemployment website

John Morgan of the Morgan and Morgan Law Firm says the company behind Florida’s unemployment site needs to be held accountable.

TO THE FLORIDA LAWYER KNOWN FOR"FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE" --SAYS HE NOW WANTS TO FIGHT FORTHE ENTIRE STATE... AND HELP FIXITS UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.I’M JANE MONREAL.I’M PATRICK NOLAN.JOHN MORGAN -- OF THE MORGAN ANDMORGAN LAW FIRM SAYS THE COMPANYBEHIND THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENTSITE NEEDS TO BE HELDACCOUNTABLE... 4 IN YOURCORNER’S ROCHELLE ALLEYNE BEGINSOUR COVERAGE WITH THE MESSAGEMORGAN IS SENDING TO THEGOVERNOR.23-2750-5456-100{PK}"Hello this is John Morgan withan offer to the state of Floridaand Governor DeSantis thatcannot be refused."IT’S THE TWITTER VIDEO SEEN MORETHAN 11-THOUSAND TIMES FROM NONEOTHER THAN JOHN MORGAN -- OF THEWELL-KNOWN MORGAN AND MORGAN LAWFIRM."We were sold a lemon."IN IT -- HE OFFERS TO TAKE THECOMPANY BEHIND THE STATE’SUNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SITE -- TOCOURT -- FOR FREE.((John Morgan//Morgan & MorganLaw Firm))"We bought something and paid awhole lot of money for it and itdidn’t work at the worst time."THE SITE -- CALLED CONNECTFLORIDA -- HAS BEEN VIRTUALLYUNUSABLE FOR LARGE PORTIONS OFTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC -- ASHUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS RACED TOSIGN UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.((John Morgan//Morgan & MorganLaw Firm))"I’ve never, ever in the30-something years I’ve beenpracticing law had this manypeople calling for help."THEY’RE PEOPLE LIKE MARGARIDADASILVA...((Margarida DaSilva,Unemployment Claim Rejected))"My rent is way past due.

Wheredo I turn?"AND CHRIS GIRARD.((Chris Girard, FormerBartender/Server))"I did what I was told to do,and now I’m being penalized andI can’t even get myunemployment.

Absolutelyridiculous."THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICOPPORTUNITY HAS PREVIOUSLY SAIDTHAT THE ISSUES WITH THE SITEWERE CAUSED BY TOO MANY PEOPLFILING CLAIMS AT THE SAMETIME...BUT A 2019 AUDIT SHOWS THAT THE$77-MILLION DOLLAR SITE--DESIGNED BY DELOITTECONSULTING ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO-- HAD ISSUES WELL BEFORE THEPANDEMIC HIT.((John Morgan//Morgan & MorganLaw Firm)"It wasn’t a matter of if, itwas a matter of when.

But thewhen happened when it should nothave happened.

It happened atthe worst possible time when theworld stopped."MORGAN SAYS THE COMPANY SOLD THESTATE AND THEN-GOVERNOR RICKSCOTT -- A PRODUCT THAT THEYKNEW WAS FAULTY.HE’S HOPING TO GET THE STATE ITSMONEY BACK -- AND SAYS GOVERNORDESANTIS CAN USE IT HELP THETHOUSANDS THAT ARE STRUGGLING INOUR STATE.((John Morgan//Morgan & MorganLaw Firm))"I wanna know how they got thecontract.

I wanna know if theywere supporters or donors.

Iwanna know what the changeorders were.

There’s a lot ofthings that the state of Floridaand the taxpayers have a rightto know."IN CAPE CORAL, ROCHELLE ALLEYNE,FOX 4, IYC.WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO GOVERNORDESANTIS, SENATOR RICK SCOTT,THE D-E-O AND DEL