David M. Rivera

FBI, IRS Investigating Rep. Rivera For Possible Tax Evasion

Ryan J. Reilly | July 25, 2011, 11:10AM

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) is facing a federal investigation over allegations he didn't pay taxes on a secret million-dollar contract he signed in 2006 between as casino and a company started by his mother, the Associated Press reported.

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David Rivera

Sessions Praises Embattled Rivera: 'Doing A Very Good Job'

Eric Lach | March 3, 2011, 11:27AM

Congressmen Pete Sessions (R-TX) and David Rivera (R-FL)

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, told The Hill on Wednesday that he thinks already-embattled freshman Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) is doing a "very good job."

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Eric Cantor "Very Concerned" About David Rivera Scandal

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

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)

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.

David M. Rivera

Report: Investigators Looking At Rivera's Relationship With Consultant

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

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)

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

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)

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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Boehner Will Wait And See How Rivera Criminal Probe Turns Out

Ryan J. Reilly | January 26, 2011, 2:55PM

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) isn't passing judgment on Rep. David M. Rivera, the Florida Republican caught up in an expanding probe into alleged financial improprieties by law enforcement agencies in his home state.

"We're waiting to see how this plays out," Boehner told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) didn't have much to say about the issue earlier this month.

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Investigation Into Frosh GOP Rep Rivera Expands

Ryan J. Reilly | January 20, 2011, 3:20PM

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)

Florida Republican Rep. David M. Rivera is facing an expanding investigation into alleged financial improprieties just a few weeks into his first term in office.

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David Rivera

Cantor Wouldn't Touch Ethics Questions On New Rep. Rivera

Ryan J. Reilly | January 7, 2011, 1:00PM

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) tried this week to clear up questions about his finances amidst a reported investigation into $500,000 in payments by a dog track (whose cause Rivera supported) to a company owned by his mother and godmother.

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David M. Rivera

FL GOPer Tries To Clear Up Slot Machine Ethics Questions

Ryan J. Reilly | January 4, 2011, 12:02PM

David Rivera (R)

Miami Republican David Rivera is attempting to clear up some questions about a $500,000 in secret payments he received from a campaign to expand slot machine gambling, the Associated Press reported.

Rivera filed amended state ethics forms and has already released his U.S. House of Representatives financial disclosure form for 2010, which wasn't due until May 15. Said the AP:

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Rep-Elect Rivera Being Investigated Over $500K Received From Dog Track

Ryan J. Reilly | December 20, 2010, 11:22AM

Rep. David Rivera (R-FL)

Congressman-elect David M. Rivera (R-FL) is being investigated by the Miami-Dade state attorney's office for over $500,000 in secret payments from the owners of the Flagler Dog Track to a company tied to him, the Miami Herald reported.

Most of the money -- three payments totaling $510,000 to Millennium Marketing, a company co-managed by Rivera's 70-year-old mother -- was sent by Flagler Dog Track (now called the Magic City Casino) in early 2008, weeks after Rivera helped fund a political campaign to win voter approval for slot machines in Miami-Dade County.

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