FBI: Company Led By GOP Ex-Florida House Speaker Bilked Local Govts Millions For 2018 Hurricane Cleanup

August 12, 2022 Republicans, Scandal

The Fort Myers News-Press reports:

GAC Contractors, a local company whose top executives include former House Speaker Allan Bense, bilked “millions of dollars” from local governments in 2018 when it was contracted to clean up debris caused by Hurricane Michael, newly released court documents from an ongoing federal investigation show.

The company’s top executives, including Bense and its late CEO Derwin White, commanded its crews to visit work sites with equipment but not perform any work, and then billed Bay County, the school district and other government municipalities.

Bense, who served in the Florida House from 1998 to 2006 and as House Speaker between 2004-06, has been a managing partner of GAC Contractors, alongside Derwin White, since 1996. This year he is listed by the Florida Division of Corporations as the company’s chairman.

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There’s much more, including allegations that the company DID perform hurricane-related work at the homes of top local officials, including Bense himself.

Bense, a Republican, was succeeded as Florida House Speaker by Marco Rubio. His son-in-law, Will Weatherford, served as Florida House Speaker from 2012-2014.



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