South Florida Venezuelans fume over Martha's Vineyard controversy

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16. It's NOT paranoid to doubt election integrity when a GOV is taking dark money and covering it up.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2022/09/06/desantis-targets-voters-not-dark-money-in-election-fraud-probe/

Over the past year, Juno Beach-based Florida Power & Light — a multibillion-dollar company headquartered 43 miles east and a world away from Grant’s small home — has been the subject of a torrent of news stories revealing how its political consultants funneled money through nonprofit groups and shell companies to manipulate elections and finance attacks on the utility’s political foes.

Election law experts told the Times/Herald the payments were a potential violation of state campaign finance laws that ban the use of straw donors to shield the true source of campaign funds, as well as federal tax rules for nonprofits.

When asked whether those schemes would be investigated by the Office of Election Crimes and Security, Mark Ard, spokesperson for the office, said: “Violations of campaign financing ... are generally referred to the Florida Elections Commission.”

Among the recipients of the funds was DeSantis’ 2018 campaign. According to leaked documents, his political committee received $25,000, channeled through a nonprofit that didn’t have to reveal its donors.