Posted on 04/21/2010 6:06:19 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Reports: Feds launch probe into Florida GOP By Jordan Fabian - 04/21/10 08:19 AM ET
The FBI and IRS have launched a criminal investigation into the Republican Party of Florida's issuing of credit cards to elected officials and staff, according to media reports.
The probe could affect the tumultuous Florida Republican Senate primary. An IRS inquiry is probing the tax returns of campaign front-runner Marco Rubio, former state party chairman Jim Greer, a close ally of Rubio's opponent Gov. Charlie Crist and another state GOP official.
The statements are being examined to see if the men used party credit cards improperly for personal use.
Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom is said to be the original target of the probe, which is being investigated separately. He allegedly included $6 million in the state budget for an airline hangar for a friend of a campaign donor.
Greer resigned in January after coming under pressure for overspending.
Rubio's campaign has denied that the candidate engaged in wrongdoing.
Here is more from the St. Petersburg Times:
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Let me guess. The ‘Feds’ will coincidentally release a report about 3 weeks before the Nov election, and Rubio will somehow be highlighted.
Ha! What could sound more ripe for abuse than a “party credit card”?
The Feds will coincidentally release a report about 3 1 weeks before the Nov election,
That's what they tried to do to BUSH with that DUI Charge... week before election. Desperation, thy name is DEMOCRAP!!
Did Charlie Suntan call his friend Obama and ask a favor ?
Wouldn’t make any difference. The Democrats would still get clobbered anyway.
BINGO!!!
“I smell a rat, Walter.” - Edward G. Robinson, from the movie, “Double Indemnity”
GOP Senators should demand the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate the investigation as a case of Executive abuse of power by using the law-enforcement arm of the Federal Government to influence an election.
This is an example of how viciously liberal Marxists in America attack conservative blacks, Hispanics and women.
Can you imagine the screaming in the Junk Media if GW Bush's administration had done this to any Democrat Candidate?
“The FBI and IRS have launched a criminal investigation into the Republican Party of Florida...”
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The transparent regime strikes again.
Surprisingly, the great majority of Obama donors never break the $200 threshold.
Contributions that come under $200 aggregated per person are not listed, said Bob Biersack, a spokesman for the FEC. They dont appear anywhere, so theres no way of knowing who they are.
The FEC breakdown of the Obama campaign has identified a staggering $222.7 million as coming from contributions of $200 or less. Only $39.6 million of that amount comes from donors the Obama campaign has identified.
It is the largest pool of unidentified money that has ever flooded into the U.S. election system, before or after the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reforms of 2002.
But that would be asking too much.
I thought I read on here about 2 weeks ago that Crist had asked for a federal prosecutor to investigate the
finances of the Republican party in Florida and especially Rubio. I can’t find that article.
Maybe this is Obama helping out his friend Crist.
hmmmm retibution for the following story maybe...:
State Rep Candidate Issues Call for Bill to Censure the Actions of Barack Hussein Obama: The Obama administrations foreign policy is appalling and it is now the duty of whoever stands for elective office to speak out about it.
Corruptocrats at work.
If its true, Rubio can pick up some Democrat votes. Dems love putting criminals in office.
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