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The Blog for Thursday, March 24, 2005

The Orlando Insanity Continues

    GOoPer prosecutor Brad King - having indicted Buddy Dyer for "common campaign tactics" - is at it again, apparently trying to build a case where none exists:
    Prosecutors investigating alleged election law violations by suspended mayor Buddy Dyer and a circuit judge have subpoenaed two campaign consultants.

    Political consultants Andrew Bott and Todd Hutcheson were subpoenaed Tuesday by special prosecutor Brad King and ordered to answer questions next week. ...

    Neither Bott nor Hutcheson was called to testify to the grand jury two weeks ago, when the panel heard from other witnesses. They said they didn't know why they had been subpoenaed to answer questions from prosecutors now, when the grand jury is no longer considering the case.

    "I have no idea what they want," Bott said. "I'm in the dark."

    Bott worked for Dyer's 2003 campaign, but was not part of his 2004 re-election campaign. He said his duties in '03 included renting a campaign office, providing computer support and overseeing volunteers. But he said he did not work with absentee ballots or with Ezzie Thomas, who has been charged with being paid to collect them.

    Likewise, Hutcheson said he didn't work on any absentee ballot program when he worked for Apte's 2002 campaign.

    King, the state attorney in the Fifth Circuit based in Ocala, was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush to handle the case. King would not say why Bott and Hutcheson were subpoenaed or if other subpoenas are pending.
    "2 called in probe of Dyer, judge".

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