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Another Republican cheat going down?
Campaign vendors say Republican Congressman David Rivera funded Democrat’s failed primary bid - Florida - MiamiHerald.com
Campaign vendors say Republican Congressman David Rivera funded Democrat’s failed primary bid - Florida - MiamiHerald.com
Fueled with $43,000 in secret money, Republican Rep. David Rivera helped run a shadow campaign that might have broken federal laws in last weeks Democratic primary against his political nemesis Joe Garcia, according to campaign sources and finance records.
As part of the effort, a political unknown named Justin Lamar Sternad campaigned against Garcia by running a sophisticated mail campaign that Rivera helped orchestrate and fund, campaign vendors said.
Among the revelations: The mailers were often paid in envelopes stuffed with crisp hundred-dollar bills.