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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,500 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2023, 02:28 PM Feb 2023

George Santos campaign made suspicious payments to Miami Beach parking lot

George Santos' campaign filings list a series of strange payments to a parking lot in Miami Beach, Florida that don't add up, Miami Herald reporter Aaron Leibowitz told CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday's edition of "OutFront."

This comes as Santos fights a rising tide of scandals, chiefly that he lied about various aspects of his life on the campaign trail, and as the FBI is now reportedly investigating his alleged attempt to swipe thousands of dollars from a GoFundMe campaign for a disabled veteran's dying service dog.

"[One] list of expenses caught your eye," said Burnett. "These are payments over three days to a parking lot in Miami Beach. And the amounts here, interestingly, varied quite widely. Some $3-4. A couple for more than $100. There are two others listed as $99.99. What's the significance of these numbers, and do these add up?"

"Those caught my eye as soon as I saw them," said Leibowitz. "The address listed on the campaign reports is for a parking lot in Miami Beach right near the Fontainebleau hotel. It's a public parking lot. In order to park there, you have to pay $20. That's for any amount of time. It's a flat $20 rate. There's a 35-cent transaction fee if you use a mobile app. Residents can get a $6 rate. So the amount should be multiples of that. They should be multiples of 20 or multiples of 6. And then you factor in this transaction fee if you're using the app."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/george-santos-campaign-made-suspicious-payments-to-miami-beach-parking-lot/ar-AA171nfg

Does he have receipts or is he just saying he spent that much in said location?

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George Santos campaign made suspicious payments to Miami Beach parking lot (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 OP
Why does every sleazeball have some connection to Florida? RandySF Feb 2023 #1
It's the low right corner Blue Owl Feb 2023 #5
As the plot thickens..... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2023 #2
His tax returns would be illustrative ... was probably writing them off (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #3
When he registered as a candidate in NY-3 he gave a Florida address FakeNoose Feb 2023 #4

FakeNoose

(42,435 posts)
4. When he registered as a candidate in NY-3 he gave a Florida address
Thu Feb 2, 2023, 02:47 PM
Feb 2023

I guess he had only moved to New York just a few months before, and his last permanent address was in Florida. Also his campaign manager had a Florida address that was on the paperwork. How is this even acceptable or legal for a candidate in New York's 3rd Congressional District?

The hits just keep on coming.

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