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Ray Sansom Probe Continues
June 15, 2011
The continuing investigation into Former House Speaker Ray Sansom involves allegations that he used leftover campaign money to reimburse himself, the Florida Current reported Tuesday.
Sansom was cleared in a criminal case involving a project he shepherded into the budget before he was speaker. The House confirmed last week that investigators have continued to ask for documents related to Sansom, and a northwest Florida paper reported that at least one Sansom aide has recently been subpoenaed.
Sansom resigned as speaker in 2008 before he had presided over a session.
It’s not clear what the full aim of the Sansom probe is now – it is legal for lawmakers to use up to $10,000 in leftover campaign funds for certain expenses of the office, including travel. The Current reported Tuesday that some records show Sansom appeared to use some campaign money to reimburse himself directly, though it’s not clear what for. Sansom’s attorney Steve Dobson told the Tallahassee Democrat earlier this week that he doesn’t know anything about the new action in the investigation.
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3 Responses to “Ray Sansom Probe Continues”
This guy sure wasnt part of the good ol boys hahahah bet he wishes he was from Beulah.
They are all so GREY it is hard to understand why they are spending so
much money on this one, when there are so many bigger fish to fry but
they look the other way???????
I would always feel better about all this money spent on these witch hunts
if when the witch is convicted make him work to pay everything back (monies
used and stolen, and monies WE pay for the investigation and prosecution.
If it is about OUR MONEY, KEEP IT ABOUT OUR MONEY and GIVE IT BACK,
and if this is worth while on this one, then let’s investigate them ALL.
He was not “CLEARED” by a judge or jury. The prosecutor dropped the case on both people involved. Upon his return to the House most of the members patted him on the back or wanted to shake his hand.That should tell anyone a lot about the level of “law makers” we have here in the state. That’s almost as good as pushing a bill to allow sign companies to cut down any and all trees that are in their way and not pay for the damage. I guess it helped to put up billboards for a certain fellow that likes guns.