Oh, man. The scheme former Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer has been charged with is so blatant and so simple that if you’ve ever been in and around state party politics you ought to just read the affidavit by the lead investigator yourself (starting on page 4).
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Authorities in Florida have revealed the charges against former GOP chairman Jim Greer: six felony counts of fraud, theft, and money laundering. The charges stem from a company Greer and the state party’s executive director, Delmar Johnson, set up to do fundraising for the party — but that ended up allegedly keeping for itself about 10 percent of the political contributions made to the state party, which added up to a couple hundred thousand dollars in the pockets of Greer and Johnson, the party claims.
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Former state GOP Chairman Jim Greer has been arrested.
No charges have been announced yet. The arrest was by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which is holding a press conference at 11:30 ET.
Greer, you’ll recall, was a longtime pal and ally of Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, but was forced out as chairman earlier this year as Crist’s Senate campaign was lagging and Greer faced accusations of financial improprieties involving party money. You can check out all our coverage of the Greer case at TPMmuckraker.
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