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Greg Evers Subpoenaed By Grand Jury In Tree-Cutting Case
November 17, 2011
Sen. Greg Evers, who represents northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, has been subpoenaed to testify before a Tallahassee grand jury that is investigating claims that he used his position as chairman of the House Transportation Committee to help a Santa Rosa County billboard company avoid state tree cutting regulations.
The SaintPetersBlog first reported the story, saying Wednesday that Citizens for a Scenic Florida alleges that Evers convinced then-Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos to cut down over 2,000 trees along I-10 so Bill Salter Advertising could erect billboards without paying fees to the state.
Being subpoenaed does not indicate that Evers is being accused of a crime; it could mean that he is a witness to be interviewed in the secret grand jury investigation.
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4 Responses to “Greg Evers Subpoenaed By Grand Jury In Tree-Cutting Case”
You better believe that Evers got some worthwhile pocket-change for this effort that he made happen. Oh well, the politicians are all getting filthy rich on these little hand-outs so you better believe he got well paid for this effort.
Let’s see what the investigation reveals. I hope Mr Evers is innocent. If not, well we were on our own when he came along.
He was defending liberty, I’m sure.
Evers said he was just trying to help a constitutent, just like Wilson was.
I’m sure if you or I asked for permission to do something without paying the $4 million dollar cost normally associated with it, that he would help us too.
David the trusting