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Originally Posted by Advogado
There is plenty of evidence of corruption, and the evidence is well known to residents who don't rely on the Daily Sun for their local news.
That is why the Developer's puppets got booted out, last year, IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY by a 2-to-1 margin. Is it criminal corruption and can enough evidence be found for a criminal conviction? We will only know the answer if Florida law enforcement conducts a serious investigation, which seems unlikely. (The people with first-hand knowledge of the relevant facts are unlikely to heed your request to share the evidence with us.)
If you are really interested in understanding what has gone on and continues to go on, take a look at Hage's co-sponsorship of legislation worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Developer (at the expense of Sumter County residents) while apparently on the payroll of the Developer and T&D.
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You can believe there is corruption but as a former SA of the FBI you know a case has to be built and brought to court with a conviction to prove that allegation. We are far from that.
But the biggest stretch in your comment is the “hundreds of millions” comment. Let’s say the developer builds 2400 new homes each year, which is pretty close for the past 4 years. The increase was 75% or about an additional $700 per home. That is $1.68 million per year. As a former finance guy I can tell you with certainty it would take over 50 years to reach even $100 million, much less hundreds of millions.
As I have stated in the past, it is your exaggerations of facts that hurt your arguments.