Tag: Securities and Exchange Commission
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Hey, big spenders: Miami Gardens council members love their city debit cards
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org There’s no arguing that Miami Gardens Councilman David Williams Jr. is a big fan of Arline’s Soul & Seafood Restaurant. City records show that from Jan. 1, 2014 to March 31, 2018, Williams’ city-issued “P-Card,” a debit card, was used to pay $1,821 for 58 visits…
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Scott vs. Nelson for Senate? If so, governor will have a lot more disclosing to do
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org For two terms, Florida’s feeble blind trust law has let Gov. Rick Scott stash his tens of millions of dollars in stocks, bonds, hedge funds, and oil and gas partnerships mostly out of sight and in friendly hands.
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SEC probes Miami Gardens’ $60-million bond issue; Were bond funds diverted?
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Miami Gardens to determine whether city officials violated federal laws in connection with its $60-million general obligation bond issue approved by voters in 2014.
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Gov. Rick Scott won’t release 2014 tax return or info about his blind trust
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Amid news of Gov. Rick Scott’s investment in a company that’s seeking to build a controversial, $3-billion natural gas pipeline in north Florida, he won’t make public his 2014 federal income tax return.
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You don’t need X-ray vision to see through Gov. Rick Scott’s blind trust
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Gov. Rick Scott keeps his $127.8 million stock portfolio in a blind trust, but the trust isn’t doing its job of preventing him from having knowledge or control of his investments. The blind trust keeps the governor’s assets out of sight of the public, but fails to blind him to his…