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Blogs spin theories of computers, conspiracies; [SOUTH PINELLAS Edition]
LUCY MORGAN. St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Fla.: Apr 9, 2005. pg. 1.B
Abstract (Document Summary)
At the time, [Tom Feeney] was general counsel for [Clint Curtis]' employer, Yang Enterprises, an Oveido computer company. Curtis says he initially thought Feeney was concerned Democrats might try to fix elections. Later, Curtis said his boss told him Feeney wanted to fix voting machines in South Florida to help Republicans.
Curtis began complaining to authorities about Feeney and [Li Yang] on May 10, 2001, a day after attorneys for Yang questioned whether Curtis' employment by a DOT subcontractor violated a noncompete agreement he had with Yang. The lawyers also questioned whether Curtis had taken a confidential computer program when he left Yang in March 2001.
Curtis and Mavis Georgalis, his DOT supervisor, also told DOT investigators about other problems with Yang, including alleged overbilling on contracts. Curtis said Yang frequently billed for all of his time when he was also working for other clients. They also accused the Yangs of allowing an illegal alien to handle state contracts in violation of state law.
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Copyright Times Publishing Co. Apr 9, 2005
Democrats around the country have accused Republicans of stealing the last two presidential elections in Florida.
Now some Internet Web sites that traffic in conspiracy theories have fashioned something of a political thriller out of a series of apparently unrelated events they say prove the elections really were st"