Florida’s dark money playbook: How ‘ghost’ candidate scheme revealed secretive political tactics
Last year, less than a month before Election Day, voters in Seminole and Volusia counties who would help decide one of the closest state...
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Operative pitched secretive political spending plan to FPL exec’s email alias, records reveal
Early in the evening of Nov. 26, 2019, the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, a political consultant working for utility giant Florida Power &...
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Operatives working for FPL arranged job offer to opponent of Jacksonville utility sale, records show
In the middle of 2019, Jacksonville City Council member Garrett Dennis was approached by a friend about a mysterious job offer. The offer...
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Florida Power & Light execs worked with consultants behind ‘ghost’ candidate scheme, records reveal
Top executives at utility giant Florida Power & Light worked closely with the political consultants who orchestrated a scheme to promote...
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Big business-linked group gave over $1 million to dark-money entity promoting ‘ghost’ candidates
An organization closely linked to one of Florida’s biggest business-lobbying groups gave more than $1 million last year to the dark-money...
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Man behind ‘ghost’ candidate cash also led dark-money group supporting Florida utility companies
The same man who led a dark-money group supporting spoiler “ghost” candidates in key state Senate races last year also led another...
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Dems gave $700K to dark-money group that helped Republicans win races in ‘ghost’ candidate scandal
The dark-money nonprofit that worked with Republican strategists last year to promote spoiler independent candidates in important state...
Sep 9, 20212 min read
