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Posted on 09/13/2010 7:36:41 PM PDT by JulieRNR21
State Republicans moved the three-way U.S. Senate race to a new level Saturday, with party leaders pointing to an audit of their books they say implies Gov. Charlie Crist — now an independent candidate for U.S. Senate — ran up potentially "hundreds of thousands" of dollars in inappropriate charges.
Party Chairman and state Sen. John Thrasher said the expenses came to light during the just-completed forensic audit by Alston & Bird LLP — which was the examiner in energy giant Enron's 2002 bankruptcy. He said the party may sue their former standard bearer to get the money back.
The announcement is rife with political implications, given that Crist and Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio are running neck and neck in many polls, with Democrat Kendrick Meek a distant third.
The review, which the party did not make public but may release later, was initiated earlier this year after former state GOP Chairman Jim Greer was forced from office, in part by accusations of extravagant spending. Thrasher, who took Greer's place, discussed the report's findings after a three-hour, closed-door meeting with the party's executive board at Disney's Boardwalk Resort.
He said auditors found that Crist, Greer and Delmar Johnson, the party's former executive director, may have inappropriately spent money on travel, consultants, meetings and other items not related to party business.
Thrasher provided no firm numbers but said Greer could owe "hundreds of thousands" of dollars and that Crist was in "that ballpark." Thrasher said party officials would spend the next 10 days considering a lawsuit against Crist, Greer and Johnson.
Crist abandoned the Republican Party in April and, since then, has been hammered by the party as a turncoat, liar and political chameleon.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
It is probably a Democrat plot that Crist, the turncoat/Obama lover, and Obama's people planned to split the votes so Rubio does not get a majority. He is just a tool, in more ways than one.
When I heard Greer had been ousted and then later arrested I had no doubts he would squeal like the pig he is. Charlie is just as dirty if not more than the scum who infested the Florida party and it is good to see proof being reported.
Welcome Senator Rubio.
Frequently said.
Widely predicted.
Be careful, you wouldn't want to give faggots a bad rap here. They're not all as bad as Charlie.
West 2012? : )
That sure would get rid of a burr in my saddle, but he needs to win the 22nd right now and prove to the airheads in South Florida that the Dems are not their friends. We have a huge progressive problem down there in both parties.
When I did a search, I was surprised it wasn’t already posted....Please spread the word to others.....this is big news!
Oh...my mother is happy to spread this news to many, many, many others. lol
It’s huge news, AFAIC.
Thank you, again, for posting it.
BTW, I’ve already sent my email blast.
I hope others do, too.
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