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The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has been released on bond after he was arrested Wednesday on a charge of running a scam bilking money from the party.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement took Jim Greer, 47, into custody at his Oviedo home, which is located near Orlando. He is charged with one count of organized fraud, four counts of felony grand theft and one count of money laundering, said William Shepherd, Florida's statewide prosecutor.
Greer funneled party money to a company called Victory Strategies that he controlled and concealed his relationship with, investigators said. On Greer's orders, the Republican Party of Florida paid Victory Strategies for campaign work, much of which was never performed. That was in addition to a 10 percent cut of major donations to the party that Greer took along with his top assistant, Delmar Johnson, Shepherd said.
Greer got about $125,000 of the almost $200,000 that the party paid Victory Strategies, the statewide prosecutor said.

dbackjon wrote:The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has been released on bond after he was arrested Wednesday on a charge of running a scam bilking money from the party.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement took Jim Greer, 47, into custody at his Oviedo home, which is located near Orlando. He is charged with one count of organized fraud, four counts of felony grand theft and one count of money laundering, said William Shepherd, Florida's statewide prosecutor.
Greer funneled party money to a company called Victory Strategies that he controlled and concealed his relationship with, investigators said. On Greer's orders, the Republican Party of Florida paid Victory Strategies for campaign work, much of which was never performed. That was in addition to a 10 percent cut of major donations to the party that Greer took along with his top assistant, Delmar Johnson, Shepherd said.Greer got about $125,000 of the almost $200,000 that the party paid Victory Strategies, the statewide prosecutor said.

Not quite sure how the indictment of a criminal involved in fraud and money laundering constitutes an objection to free enterprise... please explain.

While on the subject, it was reported in the last week or so that Gov, Crist won't be returning any of the money he took from the FL GOP for his senate campaign. This is, of course, after he switched parties when statewide polling indicated he is trailing Marco Rubio by anywhere from 15-25 % points.

Take the money and run... looks like fresh blood is needed in the upper levels of the FL GOP.

He was just doing the American Way - billing work never performed, skimming off the top - free enterprise!!
Stupid government regulations were impeding his business.