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WSJ: Could Jim Greerā€™s arrest hurt Charlie Cristā€™s Senate campaign?

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Former Republican Party ChairmanĀ Jim Greer was arrested today for charges stemming from an investigation into how he spent committee funds during his tenure. While the arrest presents obvious problems for Greer, it could also hurt his former close ally, Gov.Ā Charlie Crist, who left the Republican Party in April to mount an independent bid for the Senate. During his tenure as party chairman, even up until they day he resigned in February, Crist supported Greer. ā€œItā€™s surprising,ā€ Crist said Wednesday at…

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John Thrasher blames Charlie Crist for Jim Greer

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Republican Party of Florida ChairmanĀ John Thrasher said the arrest of his predecessor on charges of grand theft and money laundering were ā€œregrettableā€ but that the man who hand-picked Jim Greer for the job shared some responsibility for the scandal. That would be Gov.Ā Charlie Crist, the former Republican officeholder-turned-independent U.S. Senate candidate. ā€œIĀ donā€™t think you can walk away from the fact that this guy was at one time your best buddy in politics, that you relied on day-in and day-out, and…

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Criminal investigation launched into the Republican Party of Florida’s credit card abuses

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Federal law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the use of American Express cards issued by the Republican Party of Florida to elected officials and staff, according to sources familiar with the probe. The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that The U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are all involved in the probe, which grew out of the state investigation into former House Speaker Ray Sansom. He was indicted on criminal charges…

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Criminal investigation launched into the Republican Party of Florida’s credit card abuses

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Federal law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the use of American Express cards issued by the Republican Party of Florida to elected officials and staff, according to sources familiar with the probe. The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that The U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are all involved in the probe, which grew out of the state investigation into former House Speaker Ray Sansom. He was indicted on criminal charges…

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Red State claims coverage of RPOF scandal a ‘political hitjob’ on Marco Rubio

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When it comes to ā€œChecks and Balancesā€ in Floridaā€™s print media, it is increasingly apparent that there is none. In a coordinated attack piece, orchestrated by someone who had access to the Republican Party of Floridaā€™s (RPOF) credit card records, (and for the life of me, I canā€™t imagine it is from anyone who currently has access), major dailies from the Panhandle all the way down to Miami have printed the same story of credit card spending by the RPOF,…

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Red State claims coverage of RPOF scandal a ‘political hitjob’ on Marco Rubio

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When it comes to ā€œChecks and Balancesā€ in Floridaā€™s print media, it is increasingly apparent that there is none. In a coordinated attack piece, orchestrated by someone who had access to the Republican Party of Floridaā€™s (RPOF) credit card records, (and for the life of me, I canā€™t imagine it is from anyone who currently has access), major dailies from the Panhandle all the way down to Miami have printed the same story of credit card spending by the RPOF,…

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Charlie Crist: Investigate everyone who had an RPOF credit card

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While in Kissimmee Wednesday afternoon to announce a 39-year low in the state’s rate of serious crimes, Gov. Charlie Crist said ā€œeveryoneā€ who had a Republican Party of Florida credit card should be investigated, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Crist was asked whether he thought U.S. Senate primary rival Marco Rubio’s credit card use should be investigated and replied he wanted ā€œeveryoneā€ to be, according to the Sentinel. ā€œBy everybodyā€” everybody who had a credit card,ā€ Crist said. ā€œAnd for the…

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