In 2006, he was convicted of third-degree felony grand theft of $5,000 or more, as well as a misdemeanor statutory violation, for using the services of employees for his candidacy.

In addition to members of the Democratic Party, Florida Senate President Ken Pruitt, a Republican, refused to call for the expulsion of Siplin from the Legislature until his appeals were exhausted.

[1] Siplin ran for his Senate seat again in 2014, losing to incumbent Geraldine Thompson in the primary by a hair.

[2] The bill would require Florida public school districts to add a ban on sagging pants to their dress codes.

[5] Siplin sponsored a letter to Governor Rick Scott proposing a Special Prosecutor over the Trayvon Martin case.