Florida Lt. Governor Quits After Scandal Emerges!

Saying goodbye is so hard to do! But Jennifer Carroll leaving the Florida State House is sort of a blessing for embattled Republican governor Rick Scott.

Florida lieutenant governor Jennifer Carroll might as well get her ass out of the limelight. The Black Republican is once again under FBI investigation that probes into corruption within the Florida statehouse.

Tallahassee, Florida is the center of a major scandal. The lieutenant governor resigns.

Last year, she got her panties in a bunch after a former staffer sued her for wrongful termination. The whistleblower claims that Carroll, a married woman was having an affair with a woman who was a staffer.

Now according to Raw Story, a progressive blog, the lieutenant governor's scandals could plague embattled Florida governor Rick Scott, a controversial Republican politician.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement sources told media sources that Carroll submitted her resignation on Tuesday. The story is gaining traction across the state and it's going national.

Federal authorities investigating her ties to Allied Veterans of the World, a nonprofit which operates Internet cafes in Florida.

Allied Veterans co-owner Jerry Bass, his lawyer and two top officers from Jacksonville’s Fraternal Order of Police were arrested on Tuesday after a raid on Internet cafes run by the nonprofit. Investigators suspect that Allied Veterans may have been using the Internet cafes for illegal gambling, money laundering, mail fraud and racketeering. The organization also may have lied when it said that it that it gave 70 percent of $290 million in profit to charity. Documents reportedly showed that only 2 percent were given to qualified nonprofits.

Carroll had been featured in a commercial for Allied Veterans in 2010 and she owned the firm 3N & JC, which did consulting work for the nonprofit organization.

As a member of the state House in 2010, Carroll came under fire for a conflict of interest after she proposed a bill to formally legalize gambling at Internet cafes. She later withdrew the bill and claimed a staffer had filed it without her knowledge.

Carroll was also accused of falsifying documents in 2011 that would have made her firm eligible for Jackson County grants for minority-owned companies, according to the Times-Union. Forged leased documents made it appear that the Clay County firm was located in Jackson County.

This could hurt Florida governor Rick Scott's reelection chances.

Another scandal for Florida governor.

During his term, he voided contracts for high speed rail. He ran against Obamacare and lost. He tried to end early voting in urban areas. He endorsed the "stand your ground legislation" that led to the Trayvon Martin shooting. He wanted unemployed and the poor to have mandatory drug testing for benefits and housing assistance.

Now this scandal will carry some water in the swing state of Florida. The president won this state by a slim margin. The Republicans fear the heavy turnout of Hispanic/Latino and Black voters. In 2010, the Republicans won control of the state legislature and they've gerrymandered the districts. Now it's almost impossible for a Democrat to win a competitive seat in state.

Being endorsed by the Tea Party can damage a reputation. Being a Black Republican isn't so cool when you're in the limelight of a scandal.

Black Republicans love to throw around this notion that they're above the fray! They criticize the Black Democrats for being immoral. And now guess what, how many of you Black Republicans got the heat shining on you?

Herman Cain?

Michael Steele?

Allen West?

Armstrong Williams?

Juan Williams?

Jennifer Carroll?

The list keeps growing and Black Republicans one by one fall like dominoes.