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Crist Holding Fundraiser With Convicted (And Later Pardoned) Governor

Christina Bellantoni | October 7, 2009, 3:34PM

Frmr. Gov. Fife Symington (R-AZ) and Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL)

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is about to embark on a major fundraising push, with several top dollar events scheduled in the coming weeks, but one in particular caught TPMDC's eye.

That's an Oct. 30 fundraiser hosted by former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington in the state's Camelback Mountain. Symington was convicted of bank and wire fraud and resigned in 1997, but the conviction was overturned and President Clinton pardoned him in 2001.

The event is listed on a document circulated among donors and obtained by TPMDC listing several upcoming fundraisers for Republican Senate candidates.

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