Career
His community service includes serving as President of the Rotary Club and as a board member the Chamber of Commerce. Closely associated with Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Greer resigned from his office as Chairman and other positions within the state party following a number of controversies involving party finances and spending behavior by state elected officials. Greer was arrested on June 2, 2010 after being indicted on six felony charges: organized scheme to defraud, money laundering, and four counts of grand theft Prosecutors alleged that Greer, while chair of the Florida Grand Old Party, schemed to take money, over $100,000 from the party through a fundraising company he created, Victory Strategies Limited Liability Company.
The Orlando Sentinel further noted that, "The contract for Victory Strategies to take over major donor fundraising was withheld from top Grand Old Party finance officials." While much evidence supported Greer"s claim that Governor Crist and other top party and political leader"s had known of his fundraising contract, Greer choose to end the trial and surprised many by pleading guilty in 2013.
By pleading guilty to the charges Greer saved the Republican Party and many top political leaders the embarrassment of a trial. Three years after his arrest, Greer pleaded guilty to theft and money laundering charges on February 11, 2013, and was sentenced on March 27, 2013, to 18 months in prison of which he would serve 15 months.
