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Well-known former state Rep. Mitch Needleman has been charged with bid tampering and bribery.<\/p>\n

Needleman’s arrest was the culmination of a year long investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) into his dealings with BlueWare, Inc. Needleman at one time served as the Brevard Count clerk of courts and allegedly signed a multimillion dollar contract with BlueWare to divert part of the contract funds into his 2012 re-election campaign.<\/p>\n

According to evidence on file, the police investigation allegedly revealed that funds were diverted back to Needleman\u2019s campaign through a third party, a campaign lobbyist, who was also charged. The re-election campaign was not successful, and Needleman was arrested the same day the CEO of BlueWare was apprehended.<\/p>\n

BlueWare had recently moved to Florida from Michigan County after being enticed with a potential $1.21 million in incentives to bring the information technology company to Florida. The incentives were to have been awarded by (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well-known former state Rep. Mitch Needleman has been charged with bid tampering and bribery. Needleman’s arrest was the culmination of a year long investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) into his dealings with BlueWare, Inc. Needleman at…<\/span><\/p>\n

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