Charlie Crist Florida Attorney General
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Take a look at who is giving candidates money
Orlando Sentinel
Scott Maxwell
Taking Names
July 19, 2005
The guys who want to be your next governor have raised a massive $8.7 million
more than a year before the race. You probably don't have time to cull through
these spending reports, so Taking Names has done it for you. What follows is
a look at some of the donors -- from local notables and special interests to
one donor who was once being investigated by the man to whom he's now writing
checks -- for each of the five main candidates.
The Republicans In amassing $3.8 million, Attorney General Charlie
Crist has help from local lawyers Charlie Gray and John Morgan and adman
Pete Barr Sr. But the local guy who really stands out is boy-band creator
and talent scout Lou Pearlman. Crist netted at least 10 maximum-level
checks of $500 from Pearlman and the companies he owns and with which he
is involved.
That would be the same Lou Pearlman who once controlled a model-scouting company that Crist's office investigated for nearly two years before deciding not to file criminal charges.
Former Attorney General Bob Butterworth launched the investigation in which about 2,000 young people and their parents claimed the scouting agency took their money for promises it never delivered, but after Crist took office and continued the investigation, the case was dropped.
A spokeswoman for Pearlman said Monday that the donations and investigation were unrelated, stressing that Pearlman gave the money after the probe was closed.
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See also:
- Take a look at who is giving candidates money
- Crist donations under scrutiny
- Charlie Crist follows the money, loses interest in ethics
- Once critical of free flights, Crist now explains own trip
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