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State attorney says no charges in Goocher investigation
The State Attorney's Office has concluded its investigation into allegations of tinkering in the Democratic primary for state House District 34 and found no wrongdoing.
Assistant State Attorney Mark Simpson released a memo Friday saying he closed the case with no charges.
Independent candidate Nancy Argenziano claimed that Inverness attorney Bill Grant and state Rep. Jimmie T. Smith conspired to plant a Democrat in the state House race to draw votes away from Argenziano in the November election.
A Floral City man, Jim Brunswick, said Grant approached him to run for office and "would make it worth his while" if he did that. Brunswick said he later had a conversation with Smith, who said they had found another candidate instead.
Argenziano said the other candidate was Robert Goocher, an Inverness auto mechanic who filed for office but did not campaign.
Simpson said Goocher denied that anyone coerced him to run for office. He said he knew Grant because he is his father's attorney.
Simpson did not interview Grant or Smith. He said Grant, through an attorney, declined to be interviewed. He said Smith agreed to an interview but wouldn't be available until Oct. 24, so Simpson decided waiting would only delay in closing the case.
For more on this story, see Saturday's Chronicle.
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GRANT IS CORRUPT I CAN PROVIDE CASE AFTER CASE...
NO WONDER BO SAMARGYIA LEFT MR.GRANTS PRACTICE..BECAUSE LIKE THE LAST POST, he is only out for HIS best intrest..this man should not hold a law degree but a D.O.C. # cause that is where he belongs by ruining INNOCENT peoples life.it does not matter to him if you are a family oriented person with children...he uses DIRTY tackticts,should requise himself from most cases cause he is favored by the state attornys office,judges,commissioners,sheriff,!!!!!THAT IN IT SELF IS A CONFLICT OF INTREST..BUT NOT FOR MR. GRANT IF HE IS GETTING KICKBACKS..HOPE YOU CAN SPEND ALL THAT MONEY YOU RIP PEOPLE OFF WITH BEFORE THE MARSHALLS BUST YOUR DOOR DOWN....and on a little lighter note ..do you know when mr. grant is lying? when? every time he opens his mouth.....im just glad other attornys know his tactics cause i got video of him getting shut down by a federal attorny from the bronx...almost had his butt wooped that day by a real man!! not a koch brother supporting puppetr like grant..p.s. happy thanksgiving......GRANT IS ONLY IN IT FOR THE #1POWER #2 THE MONEY #3 PROTECTION FROM BEING IMPRISONED BY THE FEDS....#4B.O.C.C FRIENDSHIPS #5 POLITICAL CLOUT!!!in good ol boy circus county...FREEDOM OF SPEECH ...GOTTA LOVE THE GOOD OL USA
It's better if they get a
It's better if they get a litigation support for consultant that can guide in there decision making.
No surprise here
So this complaint, encouraged and possibly initiated by Nancy Argenziano, has proven to be unfounded. And she has another one waiting in the wings, this one accusing the Republican party of misrepresenting her attempts to run for Congress from another part of Florida as a democrat.
You are right no suprise here!
Who would ever believe that Mr. Bill Grant, esq. would stoop to dirty politics to influence the outcome of an election. He is a fine upstanding citizen who always represents "HIS" best interests. Funny how he was not interviewed in this investigation because he wanted to be represented by his attorney. Is our fine States Attorney intimidated by the like of Grant? Maybe we need an investigation of the investigation????