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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... »

Sansom grand jury convenes today

By g8rluvr

A grand jury today will consider Ray Bellamy's ethics complaint against Ray Sansom.  Bellamy filed his with the North Florida state attorney, Willie Meggs, after a series of newspaper reports that the 46-year-old politician might have used his power to secure a six-figure job and approve state funding for a political benefactor's project. "Somebody has got to stop this,"... »

Ray "I'm clean" Sansom now hires criminal attorney

By g8rluvr

Despite his protestations about being clean, Ray Sansom has hired one of the best known criminal defense lawyers in Tallahassee and elsewhere - Peter Antonacci.  Antonacci will be defending Mr. Clean in possible state and federal investigations into the dealings of the Sansom, Bob Richburg and the trustees of NW Florida State College.  Antonacci once... »

Sansom definitely not out of the woods

By g8rluvr

Ray Sansom's shenanigans are being turned over by North Florida State Attorney Willie Meggs for a Leon County grand jury investigation.  Once the grand jury is empaneled on Jan. 26, Meggs will give the complaints to jurors, leave the room and let them decide whether it should be investigated.  If jurors vote to investigate,... »