Eric Robinson and Sarasota GOP money laundering?
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    Lightbulb Eric Robinson and Sarasota GOP money laundering?

    Quote Originally Posted by Carol M. Lerner
    Sarasota County School Board member Eric Robinson was caught laundering money from one PAC to another, and then into the Sarasota Republican Party’s coffers, to skirt campaign election laws, according to complaints filed with the Florida Elections Commission. Robinson has been accused of this activity numerous times before, but it couldn’t be directly proven. This time is different because...
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    Lightbulb Dark Money

    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah Anderson
    The campaign law-violations by the Sarasota Republican Party’s leaders shows how deeply entrenched corruption is in local politics and the implications are disturbing:

    • This was not an innocent mistake, but is a deliberate [financial laundering] scheme by Eric Robinson to use the anonymity of “dark money” to break the law.
    • This [financial laundering] scheme creates a public officeholder who is in debt to a Party, instead of being indebted to voters, which totally frustrates the law’s intent.
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    Lightbulb Eric Robinson under investigation for election fraud

    Quote Originally Posted by “Zac Anderson”
    Election complaints against PACs associated with Eric Robinson, the Sarasota GOP accountant – are going before the Florida Elections Commission (FEC) – for “…funneling money through PACs to the Sarasota GOP… which constitutes a violation of state law.”

    PAC names include:

    • Making a Better Tomorrow
    • Legal Reform Now

    “This is an unusual case in that it peels back the curtain and very clearly shows how money is being manipulated,” said Ron Meyer, a Tallahassee attorney representing…
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    Last edited by Media; 10-15-2019 at 12:42 PM.
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    Lightbulb Demonstrators picket IFO Eric Robinson’s office

    Quote Originally Posted by “Earle Kimel”
    VENICE — Demonstrators at Eric Robinson’s office chanted “No dark money” to protest a PAC called Sunshine State Freedom Fund, but Robinson said he does not manage it.

    “You can look at my books,” said Robinson, who pointed out that while he doesn’t design mailers, it’s stupid to elevate name recognition of a political opponent.

    A campaign finance reform bill by state Sen. Joe Gruters would prohibit shells that cloud the origin of financial contributions to PACs.
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    Last edited by Media; 10-15-2019 at 03:50 PM.
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