Tag: Federal Election Commission
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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. -
Ashley Moody to Senate where she sought to overturn 2020 presidential election
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When Ashley Moody takes the oath and becomes Florida’s next U.S. Senator Congress will get yet another politician who played a role in whipping up President Donald Trump’s supporters to march on the Capitol “to stop the steal” on Jan. 6, 2021. -
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. -
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.
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