The Central Florida political consultant who was charged with violating state campaign finance laws in the 2020 “ghost” candidate scandal also drew attention from federal investigators probing an unrelated matter, according to depositions recently made public. It’s unclear what prompted the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida to take interest in Eric Foglesong, though as .
In Florida, GOP chairman Ben Paris is convicted in an election scheme meant to help Sen. Jason Brodeur. But there are bigger fish, more charges pending and investigators asking more questions.