A pair of Panhandle lawmakers are calling for state law enforcement officials to investigate the use of funding meant to help communities recover from the BP oil spill after an Okaloosa County official accused of misusing tourism dollars died Friday of a suspected drug overdose in Alabama.
In a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, asked for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to join in the local investigation of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council.