David M. Rivera

Eric Cantor "Very Concerned" About David Rivera Scandal

Benjy Sarlin | February 28, 2011, 4:33PM

Days after snubbing embattled Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) on a visit to Florida, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) told reporters on Monday that he was keeping an eye on reports of a brewing scandal surrounding the freshman Republican.

"There are ongoing investigations in Florida involving Congressman Rivera and we are respectful of those investigations," Cantor said in a briefing with reporters. "I'm obviously very concerned about the reports surrounding those investigations, but we'll wait to see the result of them."

Rivera is reportedly under investigation over questions surrounding $817,000 his campaign paid to a political consultant as well as additional issues involving a $500,000 payment from a dog track to a consulting firm run by his mother to help pass a gambling initiative he supported while in the Florida House of Representatives. According to the Florida Clarion, Cantor deliberately avoided contact with Rivera on a trip to Miami last weekend.

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David M. Rivera

Report: Investigators Looking At Rivera's Relationship With Consultant

Eric Lach | February 21, 2011, 11:07AM

State and local investigators looking into the personal finances and campaign accounts of freshman Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) are also looking into his relationship with a political consultant who has received $817,000 in fees from Rivera's campaigns or affiliated political committees since 2006, The Miami Herald reports.

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David Rivera

Rep. Rivera Refers Reporters To Anonymous Email Account For Answers To Scandal Questions

Ryan J. Reilly | February 10, 2011, 12:45PM

When I asked Rep. David M. Rivera to answer a few questions on one of many brewing scandals he's involved with yesterday, the Florida Republican asked me to send questions to a Comcast.net e-mail address for his campaign.

So I did, and a few hours later I got a response. What's not clear is just who that response was from.

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Topics: David M. Rivera, David Rivera, Esther Nuhfer, Florida, Miami, Miami-Dade Republican Party