FL GOP: Our Former Chair Is Under Criminal Investigation http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/fl_gop_our_former_chair_is_under_criminal_investig.php

The former chair of the Florida GOP -- a close ally of Gov. Charlie Crist -- is said to be under criminal investigation for a contract worth around $200,000 that he awarded to himself and his executive director.

The news was revealed today by the state party, which says it uncovered the contract in the course of its annual financial audit, and referred the matter to authorities.

Jim Greer was appointed to run the state GOP by Crist in 2007, but was forced out of the job in January, after reports of lavish party spending, much of which went on the credit card of the party's executive director, Delmar Johnson.