Friday, February 09, 2007

Michigan YR Chairman subject of criminal investigation

Last summer, the National Federation of Young Republicans held their annual convention in Cleveland, and Michigan YR Chairman Michael A. Flory is waking up to quite the bad hangover nearly seven months later. Cleveland police received a report from a Michigan woman, also in town last July for the convention, that Flory had sexually assaulted her. A 17-count indictment was handed down that looks to be very serious against Flory, who will face charges of rape and kidnapping, among others. He will be arraigned on February 22; we at RSR will continue to follow this case.

Michigan is in the midst of a heated battle for Michigan GOP Youth Chairman, which is a separate office from the Michigan YRs, but seems to be involving all Republicans in the state. As of this time, we have been unable to find out which, if either, candidate Flory endorsed, although he has endorsed John McCain in the Presidential Primary. The Youth Chairman race pits Matt Hall against Trevor Pittsley in what some are calling a proxy battle between Presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, a native of Michigan, and Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

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