December 9, 2022
TOTALLY UNLIKE DONALD...:
Florida GOP donor, DeSantis ally under 'active investigation' weeks before death, authorities say (MATT DIXON, 12/09/2022, Politico)
[Jacksonville Sheriff T.K.] Waters said that because the investigation remains active, there is "limited information available to release at this time." The Florida Times-Union reported, citing unidentified law enforcement sources, that authorities were examining allegations of sexual misconduct.Stermon was president of Jacksonville-area defense contractor Total Military Management. Since 2017, he had given $140,000 in state political contributions, of which $50,000 went to a political committee aligned with DeSantis.Stermon's abrupt death sent shock waves through Florida's political world, especially Republican circles where Stermon was known as a Republican donor and close DeSantis ally. While in serving in Congress, DeSantis lived in a Flagler County condo co-owned by Stermon when redistricting drew him out of his seat, DeSantis made him a member of his transition team, and DeSantis appointed him to the Board of Governors over the state university system in 2019.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 9, 2022 6:17 PM