By: Marc Caputo
Source: tampabay.com
With the upsurge in public corruption in the State of Florida, Governor Charlie Crist called on Wednesday for a statewide grand jury to be empaneled to root out corruption.
Said Crist, “Since I have been governor, unfortunately, I have had to remove over 30 people from public office. That’s almost one a month. And it’s obvious to me that something’s wrong with the system.”
Crist’s call for a grand jury comes on the heels of multiple public-corruption cases last month in South Florida, culminating with the arrest of fundraising powerhouse Alan Mendelsohn, a Hollywood eye doctor and onetime Crist supporter. But Crist said he’s not issuing the call solely because of Mendelsohn’s case.
Crist’s request for a statewide grand jury is just that, a request. The Florida Supreme Court must approve the petition. The statewide grand jury isn’t limited to any part of the state and can examine almost any case or aspect of the law it wishes for the next year.
Florida Gov. Crist Calls for Grand Jury on Public Corruption
