Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll is stepping down from her post in the wake of a federal investigation into her involvement with an internet cafe company.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement interviewed Carroll March 11 about her ties to Allied Veterans of the World. Officials from that company are under arrest on racketeering charges for allegedly operating fundraising centers that were actually fronts for illegal internet casinos.
Carroll made headlines last year for her involvment in a lesbian scandal. She was asked about court documents n which a fired staffer claims that she walked in on Carroll and a female travel aide in a compromising position. Carroll denied the claim, then remarked to a TV reporter: “Usually black women that [sic] look like me don’t engage in relationships like that,”implying that black lesbians can’t be attractive.
Her resignation letter was just two lines: “Effective immediately, I hereby resign the Office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of Florida. It has been an honor to have served the State of Florida in this capacity.”
