Fl. Lt. Gov resigns amid Gambling Investigation

[American Patriot]

Fla. lt. governor resigns amid gambling investigation

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press10:20a.m. EDT March 13, 2013

(Photo: Chris O'Meara, AP)

Story Highlights

• Jennifer Carroll resigned amid fallout from a probe into Internet cafes that are fronts for gambling
• Carroll proposed a bill when she was in the Legislature that would benefit Internet cafes
• Officials from Internet cafe company were recently arrested on racketeering charges

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned amid fallout from an investigation into Internet cafes that are fronts for gambling.

Carroll's resignation was announced Wednesday, one day after she gave her resignation letter to Gov. Rick Scott. His chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth, said her resignation was spurred by an investigation into the Allied Veterans of the World.


Officials from that non-profit Internet cafe company were recently arrested on racketeering charges. The owner was arrested Tuesday in connection to allegations that he made $290 million after supplying illegal gambling software in Florida and claiming the games' proceeds would benefit a veterans group. Authorities also interviewed Carroll.


Carroll's ties to the company were questioned when she was in the Legislature when she proposed a bill that would benefit Internet cafes.

[American Patriot]

57 indicted in Florida gambling scandal

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press | March 13, 2013 | Updated: March 13, 2013 2:15pm

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FILE - In this March 7, 2013 file photo, Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll speaks in Clay County in front of the Florida Cabinet, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Carroll abruptly resigned Wednesday, March 13, 2012 after authorities questioned her ties into internet cafes that authorities say are fronts for gambling. Photo: Phil Sears





ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A sweeping multistate investigation of a purported veterans' charity based in Florida has led to nearly 60 people indicted and the resignation of the state's lieutenant governor.


Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll once did public relations for the charity Allied Veterans of the World. She was questioned in the investigation, but she has not been charged with wrongdoing.


Authorities said Wednesday they have issued 57 arrest warrants in Florida and five other states. Attorney General Pam Bondi says charges will include racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and possession of slot machines.