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Former Fla. GOP Chief Charged With Theft, Fraud
By Hugh Collins - AOL News(June 2) -- The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was arrested today on allegations he cheated his own party out of at least $100,000. Jim Greer, 47, was arrested at his central Florida home on six felony charges: organized scheme to defraud, money laundering and four counts of grand theft, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The charges relate to Greer's association with a company called Victory Strategies LLC, which performed fundraising services for the Florida GOP. Greer, who owned a 60 percent stake in Victory Strategies, authorized the company to keep 10 percent of all the ...
Jim Greer, Onetime Florida GOP Leader, Charged With Theft, Money Laundering
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyThe former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, Jim Greer, was arrested Wednesday and charged with grand theft and money laundering in connection with an alleged scheme to siphon money from the party through a shell company. Using the fundraising firm Victory Strategies as a front, Greer took at least $100,000 from the GOP for his personal expenses, state prosecutor William Shepherd said at a news conference in Orlando. Greer was booked at the Seminole County jail on six felony charges -- four counts of grand theft, fraud and money laundering, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Greer ...
Ex-Florida GOP Chair Jim Greer Arrested for Money Laundering, Five More Felonies
By Dana Chivvis - Politics DailyJim Greer, the former head of the Republican Party of Florida, was arrested this morning at his home in Central Florida and indicted on six felony charges, including money laundering and grand theft, Florida authorities announced today. The charges stem from his consulting company, Victory Strategies, which Greer allegedly used to funnel at least $100,000 from the Republican party into his own pockets, according to Statewide Prosecutor William Shepherd. The Orlando Sun-Sentinel reports that bail has been set at $105,000. In April, Greer was named in a criminal probe into a secret contract ...
Criminal Probe Targets Former Chairman of Florida GOP
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyJim Greer, the former chairman of the Florida Republican party, is the subject of a state criminal investigation over allegations he benefited from soliciting donations to the GOP through a company he held a stake in, officials announced Wednesday. Through a secretive contract with the Florida GOP, the company, Victory Strategies, was paid a 10 percent commission on major donor contributions to the party, The Orlando Sentinel reported. Greer was a major stakeholder in Victory, the newspaper said. Greer, a former city councilman, stepped down as state party chair in January amid accusations ...
Florida Republican Chair Steps Down, Slams Right-Wing Critics
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe chairman of the Florida GOP, Jim Greer, has announced his resignation, blaming right-wing critics who he says have "turned their guns on fellow Republicans." On a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Greer said he would step down Feb. 20, the Associated Press reported. Greer was selected to run Florida's Republican Party three years ago by Gov. Charlie Crist, a GOP moderate now locked in a tense Senate primary race against the more conservative former state congressman Marco Rubio. Rubio's supporters, many aligned with the conservative "tea party" movement, have accused Greer of ...
GOP Reaction to 'Magic Negro' Gift Creeps Toward Appropriate, But Not on Blogs
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn the first business day since RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman was discovered to have given the gift of racism (a CD containing songs like Barack the Magic Negro and The Star Spanglish Banner) to his colleagues, there have been some Republican reactions that veer close to the right tenor. Initially, current RNC chair Mike Duncan issued a strong denunciation, but only from a strategic standpoint, and RNC chair candidate Ken Blackwell tried to just wave it off as "media hypersensitivity."But decency seems to be gaining momentum. From CNN: Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer -- who ...
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