Posted on 09/29/2004 12:17:45 PM PDT by PRSOrlando
The probe into Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer's re-election campaign has widened to include a state senator and a circuit judge, and it has been kicked upstairs to investigators specializing in public-corruption cases.
In addition, State Attorney Lawson Lamar's office confirmed Tuesday that it is backing out of the probe. A spokesman said a new "person of interest" has emerged in the investigation that could create the appearance of a conflict of interest were Lamar to investigate.
Administrators in Lamar's office would not identify that person. But a letter sent to Gov. Jeb Bush by Chief Assistant State Attorney Bill Vose last week indicates the inquiry is "against a variety of individuals, including a sitting circuit judge, formerly endorsed by the state attorney; a mayor; and a state senator."
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Dyer is an embarrassment to the city.
Bump!
What happened? Did the B**** set him up?
Is this related to the voter fraud investigation a few weeks ago which Dems tried to spin as an attempt to suppress the black vote?
Is this related to the voter fraud investigation a few weeks ago which Dems tried to spin as an attempt to suppress the black vote?
D or R?
Nope. This has been going on for some time. Dyer won the mayor's race by less than 1/2%, and now it appears that there was some funny business.
Dyer had a reputation as an effective Democratic State Senator before he ran for Mayor. Now he's looking more like a crook.
His policies have been screwy as well. One of the first things he did was fire 1/3 of the people at city hall. I remember thinking, "maybe I misjudged this guy. Maybe he is an effective administrator afterall." We had a $12 million budget shortfall at the time, so it seemed something had to be done. Then a few days later he announced that he was increasing the salary of the surviving employees by 1/3. So much for that thought.
His web site didn't say
I'm guessing "D" since otherwise it would have been trumpeted by the MSM.
Yes. NOT ONE voter has filed a complaint that I know of and the media has run this story and totally ignored with democrat party mayor Dyer and Eizzie Thomas did to steal the election in March.
Dyer is a democrat.
D
RATS run from their party affiliation when the you-know-what hits the fan;)
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