TALLAHASSEE -- Panhandle developer Jay Odom, the man whose desire for a new airplane hangar led to the downfall of former House Speaker Ray Sansom, has been indicted on federal campaign finance violations.
Odom, 56, of Destin, surrendered to U.S. Marshals in Pensacola Tuesday morning and was released pending a trial scheduled for March 4 before U.S. District Judge Lacey Collier.
The two count indictment accuses him of laundering $10,000 in personal funds in 2007 to reimburse individual contributions to an unnamed presidential candidate. He faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison if convicted of making contributions in the names of others and lying to the Feeral Election Commission.
Odom sand several of his corporations have long been a contributor to legislative campaigns and the Florida Republican Party. He frequently provided his private jet for public officials and candidates to travel as well.
Lucy Morgan, Times Senior Correspondent
Lucy... GOP donor, really? I see right through you! Typical liberal media. Up here in the panhandle, there ain't no democrats to bride because they can't get elected... idiot!
Posted by: Well Duh | January 22, 2013 at 07:19 PM
Well Duh,
The Panhandlers caint read very well either. The indictment is about illegal contributions being made to a PRESIDENTIAL candidate not to a slimey backwater republican in Tallahassee.
Posted by: josh Farrell | January 24, 2013 at 08:24 PM
Well Duh Josh. It appears Democrats CAINT spell very well either. Idiot!
Posted by: Well Duh 2 | February 13, 2013 at 10:45 PM