Rick Scott's Fraud Settlement Resurfaces as Senate GOP Runs Low on Cash

[CatWoman]

Critics of Senator Rick Scott, a Florida Republican who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), resurfaced a past Medicare fraud settlement from his tenure as CEO of a hospital corporation, as his committee reportedly is running short on cash and pulling ads in support of GOP Senate candidates with less than three months until the midterm election.

The NRSC is the primary organization working to raise funds and support Republican candidates in the party's bid to take back the majority in the upper chamber of Congress. Scott has led the committee since January 2021, but The Washington Post reported on Friday that campaign advisers are asking "where all the money went and to demand an audit of the committee's finances" as the NRSC pulls ads and runs low on funds.

Many on Twitter pointed to Scott's past Medicare fraud scandal during his time as CEO of Columbia/HCA. When Scott was deposed in 2000 amid the investigation, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times.

Columbia/HCA later reached a settlement with the Justice Department of $840 million in 2000, and another settlement of $881 million in 2002, with the combined fines totaling $1.7 billion. At the time, this was the record health care fraud settlement, although it has since been surpassed, according to PolitiFact.

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[CousinIT]

1. AND NOW Scott & the GQP want to come after our Social Security

THEY WANT IT ALL for themselves & their billionaire friends.

My IDIOT relatives (many LIVING on Social Security) will mostly vote Republican in mid-terms.

I WILL BE VOTING DEMOCRATIC.

[Ray Bruns]

2. Republicans are suckers. They put a criminal in charge of the NRSC and gave him keys

to the bank. Now they are surprised there is money missing?

[NCjack]

15. They wanted a person with tons of "experience"

[Trueblue1968]

18. tons of experience ....... who looks and acts like Voldermort !!!

[malaise]

3. ReTHUGs in name and nature

Keep it up- outgrift one another

[sarcasmo]

4. Many people are saying, Rick Scott stole the campaign funds. 150 million.

[calimary]

20. So THAT must be the guy in charge of raising money, 'eh, GOP?

THAT’S who you want in charge of “fundraising”?

THAT guy? The one with the big-ass “settlement” for big-ass financial fraud???

Okay, I guess. But I’d caution you to keep both hands on your wallet. And lock yer pockets!

[NCjack]

22. That's $150 million GOP Senate candidates will not have

to attack DEMS. That is a good deal. Thanks Sen. Scott.

[lpbk2713]

5. Scott won't mind taking the Fifth 75 more times.

He could probably recite it backwards.

[jaxexpat]

9. Scott is so crooked; he actually believes his own lies.

For him, backwards is straight forward.

[central scrutinizer]

6. No honor among thieves

“Put me in charge of the henhouse,” said one Fox to the others, “I’ll make sure you get your share”

[packman]

7. I remember trying to convince a fellow Flordian about Scott's Medicare rip off

and getting nowhere - Still voted for Scott because - after all - he's a Republican.

[rubbersole]

8. Scott spent $54 million of stolen money to be "elected" governor.

His election "victories" were all razor thin in Florida. Corruption oozes from this pos. Karma is coming, Rick. Karma is coming.

[dchill]

14. Karma needs to get its ass in gear!

Just sayin'.

[Permanut]

10. A Republican? Engaging in fraud?

Hooda thunk it?

[Mr. Evil]

11. Republicans are so short-sighted,

they couldn't even see themselves being doused with gasoline and Rick Scott about the strike the match.

[GoCubsGo]

12. They should look into all of Scott's off-shore bank accounts.

I'm sure he has several of them. As they all do.

[dchill]

13. "...he pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times."

So he's good at something besides embezzlement!

[gibraltar72]

16. GOP is shocked I tell you shocked.

[erpowers]

17. Democrats Need to Run an Ad

Even if it turns out that this is only money mismanagement and not fraud, an ad needs to be run. The DNC should ask the American people if they want people who cannot even manage campaign funds to be in charge of a trillion dollar economy. If you cannot management a campaign funds successfully what are the chances you can run a trillion dollar country successfully.

There are some many ways the Democrats could go with that theme. One is, "no wonder no Republican President has balanced the budget in the last 40 years". "Bill Clinton, a Democrat not only balanced the budget, he left the country with a $100+ billion surplus and projected trillion dollar surpluses".

Another way Democrats could go is to say, "Bill Clinton left office with a surplus and a booming economy. George Bush left office with a deficit and a collapsing economy. Barack Obama left office with a booming economy and a reduced deficit. Donald Trump left office with a collapsing economy and increased deficits. Joe Biden is presiding over a booming economy and reduced deficits. Maybe recent news about Sen. Rick Scott mismanaging Republican campaign fund gives us a clue for why Republicans do such a bad job with the economy. Republicans are just not good with money".

[calimary]

24. I LOVE this!

Especially that last paragraph.

And HELL YEAH, erpowers, the Dems need to run an ad. And RERUN it all over everywhere, and CLONE it.

And then run and rerun the clones of it. While still running the original also.

Saturate the airwaves! Seems to me we can’t afford to be subtle or over-cautious. We have an America to save!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

25. That last one needs repeating, daily.

Also, there's a pattern:

[PortTack]

19. Good job repubs!! Keep up the good work. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[DFW]

21. They strain the imagination of their fellow Republicans

The Republican Senate Campaign COmmittee start out with a $175 million war chest. That has now dwindled to under $25 million under the direction of a known swindler, full of deductions for the most improbable of expenses, and they now claim to wonder where the money went.

To quote the fictitious Nicholai Hel: "None of this offends your sense of rational probability?"

[Buckeyeblue]

23. How is it that his record as CEO was never an issue as governor or senator?

[maxrandb]

26. Because his wealthy friends that own the MSM

Decided they were due another fat taxcut.

Most of the coverage of his documented and adjudicated fraud was reported like this

"Rick Scott did something that had something to do with Medicare, but whatabout his opponent....."

See Buttery Males for an example of our worthless press.

[CatWoman]

27. how many times has the media reported this during Scott's run for the senate?

we endlessly heard about Hillary and her emails during that election, but not one peep about Scott defrauding medicare when he ran for governor or the senate.

damn shame if you ask me.

[Kid Berwyn]

28. Weird how editorial decisions always seem to favor GOP.

Always. Like it was designed.