Florida GOP fights over alleged campaign finance embezzlement

State integrity news for Florida, from the Tampa Bay Times:

Harry Sargeant III, former finance chair for the Florida Republican of Party says he and other party officials knew all about it when former GOP chairman Jim Greer and the party's executive director took over fundraising operations. The accusations aim at the heart of a statewide grand jury indictment accusing Greer of grand theft of more than $100,000 from the party by diverting money to Victory Strategies, a company created to handle fundraising duties for the party.

The criminal charges allege that Greer diverted the money without the knowledge or consent of party officials.

Read the rest of the story at the Tampa Bay Times.

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