Category: Federal Election Commission
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FEC deadlocks on allegations that FPL broke the law by using Matrix conduits to hide political contributions to ‘ghost candidates’
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
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What’s politically ‘celibate’ UF president Ben Sasse gonna do with his $2.67 million in campaign cash?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When conservative Nebraska Republican U.S. Senator Ben Sasse won his extremely lucrative job as University of Florida president in November 2022, he promised to practice “political celibacy” and avoid partisan politics. -
Months after her Trump indignity, U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon catches another political hot potato
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Many shed a tear when Miami federal judge Marcia Cooke died after a bout with cancer on Jan. 27. Not only was she the first black woman to become a judge in the Southern District of Florida, Cooke was also widely respected for her evenhandedness in court. Yet for ex-congressman David Rivera, Cooke’s departure is an opportunity. -
FEC deadlocks on ‘serious’ Cindy Yang case; Republican loyalists make Trump ’53-0′ in FEC enforcement cases
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Remember Cindy Yang? She’s the South Florida massage parlor owner who gained notoriety in 2019 for marketing tourism packages to Chinese businessmen featuring access to American politicians, including then-President Trump. A deadlocked FEC has decided not to investigate her case. -
Ex-Congressman David Rivera loses ‘last-ditch’ move to avoid $456,000 campaign fine
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In a severe rebuke of David Rivera, U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke denied the former Miami Republican congressman’s “last-ditch effort” to dodge a $456,000 judgment against him tied to his decade-old federal elections campaign violations. -
As Marco Rubio’s Senate re-election campaign racks up millions, his failed 2016 presidential campaign still owes vendors more than $800,000
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has for years cultivated a reputation as a debt maven. He co-introduced a bill in September to “begin to rein in our mounting debt crisis.” A decade ago, Rubio told President Obama that under his leadership America was becoming a “deadbeat nation.” Rubio, 50, knows a thing or two about debt and deadbeats…
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