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FBI Now Looking Into Former House Speaker

By Abel Harding

Ray Sansom, the Republican Speaker of the Florida House who stepped aside earlier this year after being indicted on felony charges by a Tallahassee Grand Jury, now faces the prospects of an FBI investigation.  According to the St. Petersburg Times, the FBI has begun inquiring about the case and is beginning to collect documents. The... »

The Rise and Fall of Ray Sansom and his Cronies

By g8rluvr

Today, the trustees of the Northwest Florida State College voted to return the $6 million Panhandle legislator Ray Sansom obtained for them secretly (less $300,000 the college already spent, that is).  They also voted to fire Bob Richburg, the college president and Sansom's close buddy.   No punishment so far for Jay Odom who would have benfitted... »

Grand Jury: Keep on investigating Ray Sansom

By g8rluvr

A grand jury in Tallahassee this afternoon told investigators to keep looking into Rep. Ray Sansom and the job he took at Northwest Florida State College after securing millions in state construction money for the school. "We don't know where it will go, but it's going to keep going," State Attorney Willie Meggs said. An assistant... »

Sansom turns speaker duties over to Cretul

By g8rluvr

The good news:   Ray Sansom, beseiged by stinging criticism (not from Florida's Republican legislators, though) and criminal and ethics investigations stepped down temporarily from his post as Speaker of the House for the Florida Legislature today - at least until the investigations are concluded.  The Speaker Pro Tem, Larry Cretul, will be assuming Sansom's... »