Tag: Las Vegas
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GOP bigshot Adam Kidan: A life of luxury despite owing millions in restitution from SunCruz fraud
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Ex-con Adam Kidan has owed the U.S. government $21.7 million, plus interest, in restitution since he and ex-super lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty in 2006 to fraud and conspiracy charges in the $147.5-mllion SunCruz Casinos swindle. So how, since his release from prison in 2009, has Kidan been able to live a life of luxury? -
In Hialeah, money meant to feed poor kids pays for Las Vegas trip for city officials
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Two years ago, Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez signed off on spending $7,621 from a $10,000 corporate grant for feeding poor children. Instead, the money went to pay for airline tickets and posh hotel accommodations for himself, his chief of staff, a police detective and four other city employees to attend a parks and recreation conference in Las Vegas.
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