Raymond Lemme
Florida DOT Inspector General investigator who was found dead while investigating Clint Curtis's allegations about corruption at Yang Enterprises.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Raymond Lemme |
| Role | Investigator, Florida Inspector General's Office (FDOT) |
| Date of Death | June 29, 2003 |
| Location of Death | Budget Inn, Valdosta, Georgia |
| Official Cause | Suicide (wrists slashed) |
| Evidence Rating | SUPPRESSED |
Summary
Raymond Lemme was an investigator with the Florida Inspector General's Office associated with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). He was assigned to investigate allegations made by computer programmer Clint Curtis about corruption at Yang Enterprises, Inc. — the company where Curtis worked and where he was allegedly asked to build vote-rigging software by Tom Feeney.
On June 29, 2003, Lemme was found dead in a hotel room at the Budget Inn in Valdosta, Georgia — a small city just across the Florida-Georgia state border. His death was ruled a suicide. He was found with his wrists slashed in the bathtub.
The Investigation He Was Conducting
According to Clint Curtis:
- Lemme was assigned to investigate Curtis's complaints about Yang Enterprises
- Lemme had reportedly told Curtis that he had "tracked the corruption all the way to the top" and was about to make arrests
- The investigation covered both the alleged vote-rigging software request and broader corruption at Yang Enterprises (which held FDOT and NASA contracts)
- Curtis stated that Lemme appeared confident and purposeful about the investigation shortly before his death
Circumstances of Death
- Found dead on June 29, 2003 in a Budget Inn room in Valdosta, Georgia
- Located just across the Florida-Georgia border — outside Florida law enforcement jurisdiction
- Death was ruled a suicide by Valdosta police — wrists slashed in the bathtub
- The Valdosta police investigation was reportedly brief
Questions Raised
Election integrity advocates and Curtis himself have raised several concerns:
- Lemme was reportedly on the verge of significant findings and potential arrests
- The location — just outside Florida, in a different state's jurisdiction — has been called suspicious
- Questions about the thoroughness of the crime scene investigation
- No successor investigator picked up the case with the same focus after Lemme's death
- The investigation into Curtis's claims about Yang Enterprises effectively ended with Lemme's death
- The death became a central element of the documentary "Murder, Spies & Voting Lies" (2008) — the "murder" in the title refers to Lemme
The Official Response
- Valdosta police ruled the death a suicide
- No further investigation was conducted into the circumstances
- No second autopsy or independent review has been publicly documented
- Florida authorities did not assign a replacement investigator with comparable scope to continue Lemme's work on the Yang Enterprises case
What Was Never Investigated
- Whether Lemme's investigation files survived and were reviewed by successors
- Independent forensic review of the death scene
- Whether Lemme had shared his findings with colleagues or superiors before his death
- The specific evidence Lemme had gathered regarding Yang Enterprises
Related Perspectives
- Clint Curtis — The whistleblower whose allegations Lemme was investigating
- Tom Feeney — The politician at the center of Curtis's vote-rigging allegations
Other Coverage Worth Reading
- Clint Curtis: The programmer whose allegations Lemme was investigating when he died.
- Tom Feeney: Florida Speaker who allegedly asked for the vote-rigging software that triggered the investigation.
- 2020 Antrim County Michigan: Another case where voting machine audit evidence was contested and investigation faced obstacles.
Related State / County Pages
- Florida — Florida election integrity investigation hub (Lemme was a Florida DOT investigator)
- Georgia — Fulton County and statewide investigation hub (Lemme died in Valdosta, Georgia)
Sources
- Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog — coverage of Raymond Lemme death and Curtis investigation
- "Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story" (2008 documentary, dir. Patty Sharaf)
- Valdosta Police Department — death report (referenced in documentary and media coverage)
- Clint Curtis sworn testimony, December 13, 2004
Status: Deceased (2003)
This information was compiled by Claude AI research.