The investigation uncovered new questions about Kurt Wilson\u2019s outside business activities while employed at JEA as the utility\u2019s Chief of Staff before having a fallout with CEO Vickie Cavey<\/a>.<\/p>\n Internal emails starting in 2022 reveal that Wilson and former JEA board chair Bobby Stein helped a private telehealth company, RightSite Health, secure a contract with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.<\/p>\n According to its website, RightSite, based in San Antonio, Texas, is a health care service that partners with 911\/EMS to provide on-scene, on-demand telehealth with emergency room doctors and patient navigators for non-emergency patients.<\/p>\n They are partnered with at least seven cities and fire departments across the country, including JFRD.<\/p>\n Emails show both men were offered equity stakes in the company, raising concerns about transparency and compliance with ethics rules.<\/p>\n Wilson was offered a 0.25% stake and a seat on the company\u2019s advisory board.Stein was offered a 1% stake. Emails show both Kurt Wilson and Bobby Stein were offered equity stakes in the company Emails show both Kurt Wilson and Bobby Stein were offered equity stakes in the company, raising concerns about transparency and compliance with ethics rules. <\/p>\n Action News Jax found no evidence that either man disclosed these offers to JEA or Jacksonville\u2019s Office of Ethics, Compliance and Oversight to seek guidance or approvals.<\/p>\n According to JEA policy, employees must file a secondary employment application for:<\/p>\n Paid consulting workOutside employment conducted during working hours<\/p>\n JEA confirmed Wilson never filed such an application.<\/p>\n Separately, Jacksonville\u2019s ethics guidelines require board members to seek review when:<\/p>\n Using their position for personal gainEngaging in business with entities tied to the city<\/p>\n In addition, a review of Stein\u2019s financial disclosures filed with the State of Florida Commission on Ethics did not list RightSite as a source of income.<\/p>\n Neither Wilson nor Stein confirmed whether they accepted or declined the equity offers.<\/p>\n In December 2024, the State Attorney\u2019s Office concluded Stein and other board members did not commit Sunshine Law violations surrounding the hiring of Cavey. <\/p>\n This is despite an Office of Inspector General report that said the board needed better training. The whistleblower<\/a> called the State Attorney\u2019s decision a \u201cB.S. cover up job.\u201d Stein resigned from the board<\/a> in January 2025.<\/p>\n Timeline of events<\/p>\n Emails show that in October 2022, at Stein\u2019s request, Wilson arranged a meeting between former Fire Chief Keith Powers and RightSite Health CEO Jamo Rubin to discuss the company.<\/p>\n Emails show that in October 2022, at Stein\u2019s request, Wilson arranged a meeting Emails show that in October 2022, at Stein\u2019s request, Wilson arranged a meeting between former Fire Chief Keith Powers and RightSite Health CEO Jamo Rubin to discuss the company. <\/p>\n Emails show that in October 2022, at Stein\u2019s request, Wilson arranged a meeting Emails show that in October 2022, at Stein\u2019s request, Wilson arranged a meeting between former Fire Chief Keith Powers and RightSite Health CEO Jamo Rubin to discuss the company. <\/p>\n Wilson previously served as Jacksonville\u2019s fire chief from 2015 to 2019 after being appointed by Curry. Curry later appointed Stein to the JEA board in 2020.<\/p>\n A pilot program started with JFRD in March 2023 before RightSite secured a five-year, no-bid contract in September 2024.<\/p>\n A pilot program started with JFRD in March 2023 before RightSite secured a five-year, no-bid contract in September 2024. A pilot program started with JFRD in March 2023 before RightSite secured a five-year, no-bid contract in September 2024. <\/p>\n Political tensions and lobbying ties<\/p>\n Wilson testified under oath Monday before a special investigatory committee<\/a> formed by Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico that includes City Council members Ron Salem, Rory Diamond and Ju\u2019Coby Pittman, which is working to uncover answers.<\/p>\n During testimony, Wilson described what he characterized as a toxic corporate culture caused by Cavey, which he claims led to his position being eliminated in February when he brought his concerns to the board\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has publicly supported Cavey<\/a> and suggested that lobbyists — including Curry and Jordan Elsbury — may be behind efforts to undermine JEA.<\/p>\n The accusations come after Cavey declined to renew a five-year, $750,000 lobbying contract with the firm Ballard Partners, a contract JEA said was initiated solely by Wilson. Curry and Elsbury are also the lobbyists for RightSite.<\/p>\n Curry\u2019s role as a JEA lobbyist raised concerns as questions still lingered about his administration\u2019s part in the attempted sale of JEA, which eventually landed former CEO Aaron Zahn in federal prison on conspiracy and fraud charges<\/a>. Curry never faced criminal charges.<\/p>\n The attacks against Cavey\u2019s leadership — including the workplace accusations and the utility\u2019s failure to charge large commercial customers additional capacity fees — surfaced shortly after we obtained a text exchange between Carrico and JEA board member Arthur Adams.<\/p>\n That exchange appeared to show Carrico removing the sitting board member to repay what Carrico called a \u201cbig favor\u201d<\/a> to his boss, Paul Martinez, the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs, where Carrico is a Vice-President. Martinez eventually dropped out and former Fire Union President Randy Wyse was nominated by Carrico.<\/p>\n Currently, the State Attorney\u2019s office is probing Carrico\u2019s emails and texts related to JEA.<\/p>\n Carrico\u2019s elaborate $200,000 installation ceremony<\/a> at Deerwood Castle in June 2025 was coordinated by Elsbury — which led to legislation being filed by City Council member Matt Carlucci to limit officer installations to city-owned facilities. The bill ultimately failed.<\/p>\n Broader investigation into city contracts<\/p>\n The issue is also unfolding alongside a separate review by \u201cDuval DOGE,\u201d<\/a> a city oversight initiative examining a $2 million contract with another telehealth provider, Telescope Health, which runs the city\u2019s telehealth services and is part of Healthlink Jax.<\/p>\n Diamond, who is also involved in that effort, has advocated for considering RightSite, noting the company does not charge the city directly but instead bills Medicare and Medicaid.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n When asked whether he was aware of the equity offers, Diamond told Action News Jax:<\/p>\n \u201cI had no knowledge of any of the ownership of RightSite when we started our investigation. That said, who owns these entities doesn\u2019t matter, I just don\u2019t want to spend any taxpayer money on any of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Emails show both Wilson and Stein attempted to meet with top officials in the mayor\u2019s administration to pitch RightSite in November 2023. In a statement, the mayor\u2019s office said:<\/p>\n \u201cFormer JEA employee Kurt Wilson introduced RightSite Health to the administration in late 2023. We were evaluating different telehealth service models at the time and identified through that conversation that the company did not meet specific program needs. In 2024, the Healthlink Jax telehealth program went through a transparent procurement process that was cleared by the Office of Inspector General. RightSite Health chose not to participate in this RFP. Given this history and that the full City Council has approved funding for Healthlink Jax twice, it was curious to see a couple council members bring RightSite Health back up as a solution during the DOGE Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n Action News Jax has reached out to Wilson, Stein, Curry, Elsbury, and RightSite Health regarding the undisclosed business dealings and lobbying connections. 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