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FACT CHECK: Rick Scott’s Claims About Scott Rothstein

CLAIM: Rick Scott says Charlie Crist has never come clean about Scott Rothstein and Rothstein’s accusations against Gov. Crist.

FACTS: Rick Scott’s attempt to mislead Floridians about his own record of fraud and corruption could not ring any hollower. It is pathetic Scott puts faith in the word of a convicted con man. As the Miami Herald reported, “federal investigators examined Rothstein-related donations to Crist in 2010 and have found no evidence of wrongdoing and are not actively investigating the charge.” The truth is that Rick Scott is desperate to make Floridians forget that his health care company committed record Medicare fraud and that his administration has suffered scandal after scandal. His wild swing and a miss — on the debate stage and in false TV ads worth over $2 million — shows just how desperate Rick Scott is to escape the truth about his own record of fraud.

 

RECLAMO: Rick Scott dice que Charlie Crist nunca ha salido limpio de su relación con Scott Rothstein y de las acusaciones de Rothstein contra el Gob. Crist.

HECHOS: El intento de Rick Scott de desviar la atención de los floridanos de su propiorécord de fraude y corrupción no puede sonar más hueco. De modo patético, Scott pone fe en la palabra de un estafador convicto. Tal y como informó el Miami Herald, “los investigadores federales examinaron las donaciones relacionadas con Rothstein realizadas a la campaña de Crist en el 2010 y no han encontrado evidencia alguna de delito y no están investigando activamente el cargo”. Lo cierto es que Rick Scott está desesperado por hacer que los floridanos olviden que su compañía de atención de la salud cometió un fraude récord contra el Medicare y que su administración ha sufrido un escándalo tras otro. Intenta pero se equivoca en la escena del debate y en los falsos anuncios televisivos que cuestan más de $2 millones, allí se nota qué tan desesperado está Rick Scott por escapar de la verdad acerca de su propio récord de fraude.

 

CHECK THE FACTS:

[Tampa Bay Times PolitiFact, 9/22/14]

[Department of Justice, 6/26/03]

And watch here:

[Youtube, 10/2/14]

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