Florida's chief financial officer said today that she is expanding a probe concerning alleged political use of state-owned computers in the insurance commissioner's office.

Democrat Adelaide "Alex" Sink, the CFO, made her announcement six days after she announced an inquiry into the office of Republican Commissioner Kevin McCarty. It follows an apology by Mr. McCarty and his dismissal of a high-ranking staff member.

Ms. Sink said she has directed her inspector general, who was initially told to investigate, to ask Republican Gov. Charlie Crist's chief inspector general, as well as the inspectors general for Attorney General Bill McCollum and Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, to conduct a joint investigation.

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