Another Charlie Crist donor headed for jail

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Miami Herald

U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill announced that today that Lee County real estate broker Greg Eagle, who is the father of state Rep. Dane Eagle, R-Cape Coral, pleaded guilty to four counts of bank fraud, one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud.

Greg Eagle faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each of the six counts, and a fine of up to $1 million. He will also be ordered to pay back money he ripped off his victims.

in 2006, Eagle put $1-million into a third-party political group, Floridians for a Better and Brighter Florida, before the September primary. The money later was transferred to another group that helped Crist secure the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

Eagle joins Scott Rothstein, Jim Greer, and Alan Mendelsohn as other high-profile bundlers of campaign cash for Crist who now face jail time. Crist and Eagle were close. The former governor stayed at his Useppa Island home. Eagle's son, Dane, was a travel aide for Crist.


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[DonCoquixote]

1. Not that Charlie's GOP days did not stink to high heaven

But we canot ignore the fact that Tea Party stooge Rick Scott is desperate to derail Charlie. A few scandals liek this and we might put up (barf) Alex Sink, the same lady that handed him his office the last time.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. Alex Sink has already said that it is unlikely that she will run again

Her husband died late last year.

[DonCoquixote]

5. as someone who voted for Bill Mcbride

I know that, but frankly, when a Poltician says they are not going to run, they might as well hold a neon sign that says "i'm Running."

[ForgoTheConsequence]

2. This guy is a sinking ship.

And we'd best not let him latch on.

[RandiFan1290]

4. DU's favorite 3rd party candidate!

Rubio thanks you for the help!

[DonCoquixote]

6. I remember that, BITTERLY

As Crist gave a lot of people the chance to say "well, we are NOT racist, we are just mad that Obama beat Clinton." I can honestly say that the only reason I would vote for Crist is to vote against Scott, who has prven to be a full blown disaster. I really would love Florida to have a Democratic party that existed outside Tampa city Hall and Alan Grayson's office, but the fact is we have a Florida democratic party that is such a joke the GOP should pay them.

And yes, Debbie Wasserman Schulz, that includes you. We won despite you, not because of you, but you get to take credit for Florida, despite the lack of action on the efforts of your GOP "friends" to rig votes, or looking the other way while your friends tried to backstab Alan Grayson, and let us NOT even get into the way you backstabbed Kendrick Meek, which gave us Rubio in the first place.

[Judi Lynn]

7. The copy editor who wrote that headline meant to say "Another Republican headed to jail" n/t