Category: Federal Election Commission
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MoonPay’s Ivan Soto-Wright gets free pass for secretly donating to Francis Suarez PAC
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A Miami crypto bro whose company has ties to the Trump family’s meme coin racket is the latest beneficiary of the Federal Elections Commission’s recent practice of giving a pass to wealthy donors who conceal their identities. -
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Conservative shift in courts weakens FEC, makes it easier for politicians, fat cats to corrupt elections
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
For 13 years, the Federal Election Commission chased ex-Congressman David Rivera to the brink of trial for allegedly violating federal campaign finance law only to have its case fall quietly apart. -
Campaign transparency takes a beating as FEC lets Lennar Corp.’s Stuart Miller walk despite making $125,000 in illegal contributions
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami billionaire and philanthropist Stuart Miller, longtime boss of Lennar Corp., one of the nation’s largest home builders, just got lucky big time. -
FEC finds U.S. Rep. Salazar’s ex- campaign treasurer ‘reckless,’ caused $2.1 million in errors and violations
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Nancy Marks did an unbelievable job raising funds while serving as treasurer of three political committees for Miami Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar during her 2022 re-election campaign. Truly unbelievable. -
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Appeals court’s ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC’s mission
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When a federal appeals court threw out the Federal Election Commission’s $456,000 judgment against former Republican Miami congressman David Rivera last week, it may also have inflicted a mortal blow to the FEC. -
New records show Republicans blocked FEC probe into claims FPL used conduits to hide its illegal contributions
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The spirit of the Watergate scandal investigation was invoked after Republicans blocked a probe into claims that Florida Power & Light used a network of conduit corporations to hide $1.27 million in possibly illegal contributions to federal and state political committees.
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