Tag: Donald Trump

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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s son rose to the top skirting lobbying rules, critics say

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As his father rose to power from county commissioner to strong mayor, Carlos Gimenez Jr. has climbed his way to the upper echelon of South Florida’s lobbying corps representing prominent clients like Donald Trump, the PGA Tour and American Traffic Solutions, the nation’s largest red-light camera operator.
Jun 1, 2016 5:05 AM

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28 pages and 80,000 pages: The hunt for a Saudi support network for 9-11 hijackers

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Lawyers for the Florida Bulldog have asked a federal judge to award substantial attorney fees for years of efforts to obtain secret reports about the FBI’s post-9/11 investigation of Saudis in Sarasota with apparent ties to the suicide hijackers.
Jan 7, 2016 5:08 AM

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Donald Trump and the art of the campaign expense

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Donald Trump knows how to make money, even when he’s running for president. Federal records show that Trump’s campaign paid the Republican frontrunner and 10 companies he owns more than $1.64 million for various campaign expenses since the billionaire businessman began his run last spring.
Nov 5, 2015 5:35 AM

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As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in polls, Democrats shift sights

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in the polls, Democrats are stepping up attacks on the U.S. Senator, accusing him of breaking Senate ethics rules and federal election laws.
Aug 10, 2015 6:03 AM

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Trump, Gimenez let off easy after breaking lobbying laws, critics say

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Donald Trump’s efforts to take over management of a public golf course is at the center of a recently concluded Miami-Dade ethics commission probe that has come under fire for not admonishing the billionaire developer and county Mayor Carlos Gimenez for breaking local lobbying laws.