Top aide to Florida governor resigns amid scrutiny [View all]

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Source: Reuters

Top aide to Florida governor resigns amid scrutiny

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida | Sun May 13, 2012 2:28pm EDT

(Reuters) - A top aide to Florida Governor Rick Scott has resigned after a recent flurry of media reports focused on his alleged steering of state government contracts to longtime acquaintances or friends.

Steve MacNamara, Scott's chief of staff and a seasoned Tallahassee insider, sent a letter of resignation to the governor on Saturday.

"It has been a pleasure and honor serving you," he said. "But the recent media attention I have been receiving has begun to interfere with the day-to-day operations of this office."

MacNamara, 59, did not elaborate on that media attention, saying only that he was stepping down six months earlier than planned.

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