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Ex-GOP Chief Target of Criminal Probe in Florida

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Florida?s former Republican chairman is now the target of a criminal investigation by Florida State law enforcement, as is a company he reportedly hired to raise donations. Jim Greer, who resigned in January from his position of state GOP chairman under pressure from accusations that he misspent party money, is the investigation?s target, according to the Washington Post. While the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has not officially named Greer as the main target, a political source confirmed that he was the focus. The department did say that it was investigating “possible criminal activity surrounding a former senior official of the Republican Party of Florida and Victory Strategies, LLC,” according to the Post. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper reported earlier that Greer was the majority owner of Victory Strategies, and that the company had brokered a contract that paid commissions on money raised for the Republican Party...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on April 02, 2010 (boomark / email).