Florida House panel asked to delay Sansom ethics case

Staff file photo (2008)

Former House speaker Ray Sansom was accused of quietly steering millions of dollars to Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, which then gave him a high-paying job.

By TBO.COM | Staff
Published: November 05, 2009

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TALLAHASSEE --

Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom wants lawmakers to delay his ethics case until criminal charges against him are resolved.

A lawyer for the Destin Republican is set to make that argument Thursday before the House Select Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Sansom's trial on a perjury charge already is on hold while prosecutors appeal a judge's decision to dismiss an official misconduct charge.

The ethics complaint and criminal charges stemmed from $6 million Sansom steered to Northwest Florida State College for an airport hangar allegedly for use by a Sansom friend. The school then gave Sansom a $110,000 job.