House will investigate Rep. Kreegel
House Rules Chairman David Rivera has concluded that an election-related complaint against Rep. Paige Kreegel, R-Punta Gorda, is sufficient enough to warrant an investigation.
In a letter this week to House Speaker Marco Rubio, Rivera requests a probable cause panel or special investigator to look into the allegation that Kreegel used his legislative aide to undermine a political opponent. Kreegel faces a challenge in November.
Robert Anderson, the Lehigh Acres man who filed the complaint with the House, has also filed complaints against Kreegel with the Florida Elections Commission snd the Ethics Commission.
Previous St. Petersburg Times coverage here.
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This guy is a retributive *ss. This is what he gets for having his aide dig up dirt on his opponents while at his office, then trying to cover up the emails. I can't believe he made his aide take the fall for his decisions - he needs to man-up and resign.
Posted by: | May 22, 2008 at 05:43 PM
Much ado about nothing.
Posted by: | May 22, 2008 at 06:25 PM
First he loses his defamation lawsuit, then he's part of a House investigation.
What's next?
Kreegel's not a smart guy, will this mark the beginning of the end for this guy?
Posted by: | May 22, 2008 at 09:59 PM
6:25 - only if honor and integrity are nothing - which apparently they are under the current Republican Leadership.
Posted by: | May 22, 2008 at 10:55 PM
The ethics and elections complaints are Kreegel's biggest problems. He's in real trouble. How can he chair a House Committee with this dark cloud of questionable ethics around him?
Posted by: | May 23, 2008 at 07:42 AM
I hope that Rivera is serious about investigating every House member that uses his staff daily for campaign related activities. No wait . . . there won't be anyone left.
Posted by: | May 23, 2008 at 10:21 AM
The party of Sate Sen. Gary Siplin has no room to be talking about Rep. Kreegel.
Posted by: Jack Florida | May 23, 2008 at 12:03 PM
5:43 - why should he listen to you? so you can step in Richter?
Posted by: | May 23, 2008 at 01:11 PM
Is it true that Kreegal has been recruited by the Republican Senate leadership to run against Aronberg?
Posted by: | May 23, 2008 at 04:41 PM
4:41 Sure, Pruitt and Neilsen would let that happen.
Posted by: | May 25, 2008 at 01:26 PM
people that say Kreegel is not a smart guy can't be very smart themselves or simply are big mouths
Posted by: | June 02, 2008 at 09:20 AM