Tag Archives: David Rivera

Here we go again: Congressman David Rivera linked to corruptitude

Posted on August 23, 2012 by jreid

What is it with this guy? He escapes prosecution for a long list of alleged campaign finance improprieties, and he’s been linked to a variety of scandals too numerous to mention succinctly (read all about them here). But now, Marco … Continue reading →

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Feds open second probe of David Rivera

Posted on July 22, 2011 by jreid

2011 has not been kind to the congressman from Miami.

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DCCC begins hitting Florida, other GOPers who voted to end Medicare

Posted on April 19, 2011 by jreid

When your leadership forces you to take a vote on privatizing Medicare, it would probably behoove you to vote “no.” The GOP’s 235 House members didn’t get the memo. So let the push-back begin:

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Friends (with benefits): David Rivera’s favorite consultant nabbed $817,000 in fees

Posted on February 20, 2011 by jreid

Generously investigated Republican congressman David Rivera has variously described Esther Nuhfer as a “close friend,” a “fundraising consultant,” “political consultant,” “collateral material development” person,“consultant liaison,” and “travel coordinat(or)”… but like his dear old mum, she’s also been a recipient of … Continue reading →

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Ron Book: The King and (FB)I

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jreid

While the Miami-Dade and Broward state attorneys continue to dither, the feds keep filling in the gaps on public corruption (David Rivera has been bopping around Miami for years, while Kathy Rundle fiddled with Michelle Spence Jones while letting the … Continue reading →

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Florida to D.C.: More trouble for David Rivera

Posted on January 28, 2011 by jreid

The hits just keep coming for the newly elected Congressman from Miami.

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Florida clicks: fun with David and Marco, Jeb says dump pensions, and flaming pianos

Posted on January 27, 2011 by jreid

We catch up with the media’s favorite freshman Senator, one-man American mosaic Marco Rubio, and his best pal David Rivera, whose life is on, well, another trajectory…

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Miami Vice: David Rivera’s increasingly precarious legal position

Posted on January 16, 2011 by jreid

Newly elected Republican Congressman David Rivera, of Miami, may be partying in Washington at the W with fellow tea party freshmen and chilling with his best buddy Senator Marco Rubio, but while he fiddles, his legal problems back home continue … Continue reading →

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Investigated Rep-elect David Rivera, other GOP frosh to put the ‘party’ in tea party

Posted on December 24, 2010 by jreid

Criminal investigation? What criminal investigation??? David Rivera has got to get his party on, so he and his tea party friends can make it happen like they did in Marco Rubio’s Tallahassee “Camelot…”

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(Video) Dog track shakedown? Investigation reveals one source of David Rivera’s income **UPDATED**

Posted on December 17, 2010 by jreid

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office continues its unbroken streak of disclosing investigations of crooked politicians after it’s too late for voters to act on the information. This time: David Rivera, second most embarrassing Florida congressman-elect (after Allen West)… BFF of … Continue reading →

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