FBI interested in Buddy Johnson’s land dealings, not just his elections office
February 24, 2009 at 11:32 am by Wayne GarciaFrom Bay News 9:
Trouble does not seem to be going away for former Hillsborough elections chief Buddy Johnson.
The FBI is already digging around the finances during his time in office. Now his personal real estate dealings are gaining scrutiny.
Johnson is facing a lawsuit filed by a retired couple accusing him of swindling them in a land deal completed in 2007. But now, according to Bay News 9’s partner newspaper the St. Petersburg Times, federal agents are investigating the deal.
A Plant City property appraiser who looked at the land deal confirms the FBI contacted him this month.
