Jennifer Carroll Rips Into Alex Sink for 'Risky Investments'

Vice-presidential candidates have traditionally filled the role of attack dogs, ripping into their opponents. The same thing can be said of candidates for lieutenant governor -- a role that Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, assumed on Monday.

Carroll, Republican candidate Rick Scotts running mate for lieutenant governor, attacked the Democratic nominee state CFO Alex Sinks record in guarding state employees pensions.

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink was at the wheel when the state pension fund lost $24.5 billion; she even approved giving bonuses to SBA staffers despite the losses, said Carroll. It is appalling to learn that not only was the SBA warned about the risky investments that cost our seniors billions and put the Local Government Investment Pool in grave danger, but that the SBA repeatedly tried to finagle permission from the SEC to make these risky investments despite repeated advice and warnings that it might be against the law.

Ignoring warnings and the SBAs previous failures, CFO Alex Sink is still allowing the SBA to engage in risky investing in what experts called an absurd investment scenario, continued Carroll. CFO Alex Sink has sunk our seniors pensions and cost local governments valuable resources with a pattern of behavior that raises questions about both her competence and integrity.