Investigation Into Frosh GOP Rep Rivera Expands

[RandySF]

Florida Republican Rep. David M. Rivera is facing an expanding investigation into alleged financial improprieties just a few weeks into his first term in office.

Rivera, the Miami Herald reported this week, set aside tens of thousands of dollars from his dormant state Senate campaign account to send "thank you'' letters to supporters. Turns out the company he paid $50K to produce those notes was run by the daughter of Rivera's longtime aide.

Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed to the Associated Press on Thursday that Rivera's financial dealings are being investigated by the agency's Public Corruption Bureau.


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[qnr]

1. I haven't done any research on this, but just looking at the basic

story here, I kind of have mixed feelings on it. The money is going to a business run by the daughter of his longtime aide. That's bad. However, if her business was the only one in his district that could do it, then it's kind of good that he insured the money was going to his district.

[Old and In the Way]

2. And these are the people who we can count on to clean up criminal

financial fraud being committed on a huge scale today. /sarcasm It blows my mind that a majority of middle-class voters in Florida would elect a this kind of person to represent them. Just like a Republican - personally profiting off their politics. When are the rubes going to learn that they only do private service, not public service.