James V. Crosby

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James V. Crosby, Jr. (b. 19??) Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. He took over from Michael W. Moore. He was appointed by Florida governor Jeb Bush in 2003.

Crosby earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and is a certified public manager. Crosby, recently the warden at Florida State Prison, has been with the Florida Department of Corrections since 1975 and has served as warden in five major institutions. He also served as regional director of Security and Institutional Management, Region II. He replaced George Denman as Region II director in 2001.

On February 10, 2006 Secretary Crosby was forced to resign as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. Several investigations by state and federal law enforcement agencies brought a great deal of negative publicity to the agency. Governor Jeb Bush published a brief statement, noting that in time, it will be evident why Secretary Crosby was forced to resign.

On July 5, 2006 CNN reported that Crosby will plead guilty to accepting kickbacks. Two law enforcement officials close to the case also said that new charges were expected against almost a dozen current and former prison employees. [1]

Governor Jeb Bush named James McDonough, Col. (ret) as interim secretary.