Florida Ethics Panel: Rivera Deserves Fine, Reprimand
A Florida ethics panel says former U.S. Rep. David Rivera deserves to be fined nearly $60,000 after they say, he violated the state's ethics law.
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A Florida ethics panel says former U.S. Rep. David Rivera deserves to be fined nearly $60,000 after they say, he violated the state's ethics law.
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