https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-roger-stone-sheriff-israel-20140809-story.html   August 2016 Stone helped get Broward Sheriff Israel elected. And now, Stone has the sheriff's ear. When Israel took the sheriff's helm in early 2013, in the first five months he added to BSO's payroll Stone's book-writing partner, Stone's book publicist and Stone's long-time executive assistant. He had Stone's stepson transferred to detective, though it was early in his career, with just two years at the Sheriff's Office. Stone's connections to BSO reach higher. His longtime friend Ron Gunzburger, who connected him with Sheriff Israel in the first place, is the agency's general counsel.  …  Into a department filled with others from the political world, Israel brought in three non-law-enforcement people who are close to Stone:  Michael Colapietro is credited with helping Stone write his New York Times best-selling book, "The Man Who Killed Kennedy — The Case Against LBJ," and Colapietro's name appears on the book cover of Stone's just-released book "Nixon's Secrets." Colapietro makes $48,269 as a community affairs specialist II.  Jennifer "Jen" Hobbs was Stone's book publicist. She was hired as a community affairs specialist II, making $64,686, but she was allowed to keep working publicity on the side. Hobbs has other ties to Stone. She's the fiancee of Miller, the Broward Bugle blogger and the Stone protege who put $120,000 into Israel's race, state records show.  Dianne Thorne was Stone's longtime assistant and is Miller's former stepmom. Thorne was named assistant to the sheriff's chief of staff, earning $67,956. Chairwoman of the Libertarian Party in Miami-Dade County and one of the founders of Tea Party Miami, she resigned from the Sheriff's Office in June amid questions about her educational credentials.  The sheriff also made Stone's stepson, Scott Stone, a detective, after meeting him personally, learning who he was and learning that he had a master's degree in business administration.