Fla. politician resigns, 57 charged in scandal

[Baitball Blogger]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a front for a $300 million gambling operation.

The organization, Allied Veterans of the World, runs nearly 50 Internet parlors with computerized slot machine-style games, which are normally legal in Florida if most of the proceeds go to charity.

But investigators said the organization's executives gave precious little to veterans and lavished millions on themselves, spending it on boats, beachfront condos and Maseratis, Ferraris and Porsches.

lorida Attorney General Pam Bondi called the alleged scam "callous" and "despicable" and said it "insults every American who ever wore a military uniform."

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130313/dceef8a3-729a-40ab-8bd5-74397224161e

[malaise]

1. ReTHUGs - ah well

The Lt Governor was a Bushie.

[Indykatie]

2. Instead of the Generic "Fla. Politician" They Should Have Said "Republican Politician".

They didn't even bother to identify her as a Repub in the opening sentences of the articles. I haven't seen enews links before but now I know I haven't missed anything if this is representative of their journalism.