Ties to disgraced lobbyist Abramoff hang over Feeney's campaign

[maddezmom]

Ties to disgraced lobbyist Abramoff hang over Feeney's campaign
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Kosmas is his Democratic opponent. Abramoff is his albatross, a convicted influence-peddler who took Feeney and seven others on a Scotland golf junket in 2003.

Feeney, while insisting he didn't know Abramoff picked up his tab, ultimately repaid the $5,643 he said was his share of the trip. But for the past year, he has faced a lingering federal investigation that -- though it has produced no criminal charges -- has provided campaign ammunition for Democrats.

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It has been more than a year since the FBI contacted three Florida newspapers seeking information about the trip. Since then, the Justice Department has refused even to say whether an investigation of Feeney exists, let alone when it might end.

"All I can say is that the investigation of Jack Abramoff and his associates is continuing," said Laura Sweeney, a department spokeswoman.

more:http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-feeney0908sep09,0,5754782.story

[yellowcanine]

1. Remember that Feeney was the leader of the Forida Legislature in 2000 who helped to pull off the

heist the election for Bush by pushing through a vote to select Bush electors in case the recount put Gore on top. Jebbie Bush signed off on the deal of course, even though he claimed he was staying neutral.