Florida Republican Party used staffer’s AmEx after party chief public cut up his own credit card
by Michael C. Bender | February 5th, 2010The Orlando Sentinel reported earlier this week that former Republican Party of Florida Director Delmar Johnson earned more thank $400k in an year from the state party, which is in turmoil over spending controversies.
Today, the Sentinel details Johnson’s credit card expenses, including $134k in charges in one month.
From the story:
The internal accounting records indicate that after chopping up his own card, Greer used Johnson’s AmEx card to pay for his own travel, and trips taken by Crist campaign staffers and a handful of state legislators.
Johnson said charges to his card increased after (RPOF Chairman Jim) Greer recalled all the party’s other credit cards and that “only a small fraction” of the travel was really his. However, he refused to be specific about how much of the travel charges were his own.
In several instances, Greer used a charter pilot to fly him in his own plane across the state, the records suggest. Just two months of charges billed by Baer Air in Merritt Island, where Greer keeps his plane, totaled more than $45,000.
Johnson also used the card to charter a $15,000 flight to Washington for U.S. Sen. George LeMieux’s swearing-in ceremony in September.
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February 5th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Considering only the title and two sentences had to be written, quite a bit got past the editor. I’m still trying to figure out who “Greer” is.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Updated. Thanks for the heads up, Gregg.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Gregg,
It’s a blog. Click the referenced story.
February 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Charlie Crist is probably working on his latest spin asn to how he doesn’t know anything about all this running money through the RPOF even like the FP & L money paid just for them to access Crist. How much public corruption does it take before higher authorities look into all the organized corruption. Maybe we don’t have any higher authorities anymore.
February 6th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Just the name of “Good ole boy” Charlie Crist makes me want to vomit. Political corruption in his party is part of the Republican Oath of Fraud, Waste and Abuse. Can anyone verify that he got married because he is GAY and could not get any further in politics without the bible thumpers and corrupt financial backers that have been recently exposed. There must be someone in his administration that is not stupid.