Jim Greer in court Tuesday while the rest of Florida's GOP celebrates Rick Scott's inaugural

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The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida will be back in court.

Jim Greer has a pretrial hearing scheduled Tuesday at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando.

The Republican leader was indicted last May by a statewide grand jury that charged him with six felonies, including theft, organized fraud and money laundering. Records released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Office of Statewide Prosecution accuse Greer of funneling $125,000 from the state party into his personal bank accounts.

Greer has pleaded not guilty and says he is the victim of right-wing conservatives who turned against Gov. Charlie Crist. Crist picked Greer to head the state party.

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