Florida prosecutor drops Sansom perjury charge MiamiHerald.com
A prosecutor Wednesday said he's dropping a perjury charge against former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom, but the criminal case against the ex-lawmaker and two co-defendants will continue on other counts.State Attorney Willie Meggs announced his decision at a case management conference with Circuit Judge Terry Lewis.
No trial date was set, but Lewis agreed to hear defense motions June 16 and June 18 on the remaining charges of grand theft, conspiracy and official misconduct.
One of the pending motions seeks dismissal of all counts due to prosecutorial misconduct including allegations Meggs had made unethical public comments and illegally released grand jury testimony.
The case stems from a $6 million appropriation that Sansom, a Destin Republican, obtained for Northwest Florida State College. It was allegedly intended to build a hangar for use by a Sansom friend and political supporter at the Destin Airport, about 10 miles from school's Niceville campus.