Uploaded April 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Washington - The Florida Republican Party is under investigation by the FBI regarding inappropriate political expenditures. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is a rising star in Florida and the national Republican Party and one of the many targets of investigators. Former congressman Joe Scarborough professes the seriousness and impact.
More from CBS: The Internal Revenue Service has opened a "primary" investigation into the tax records of three former Florida GOP officials, including GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio, the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald The IRS is investigating expenses that Rubio and two other officials, ex-state party chairman Jim Greer and ex-party executive director Delmar Johnson, put on the American Express cards issued to them by the Republican Party of Florida, the newspapers report. Investigators are reportedly looking into whether Rubio and the others used their GOP credit cards for personal expenses without reporting or paying taxes on additional income. The newspapers reported earlier that Rubio charged more than $100,000 to his GOP credit card during his two years as House speaker for expenses including grocery bills and plane tickets for his wife. Rubio released a statement saying that his expenses were for "legitimate political purposes."
Opinion based on various news reports including segments from MSNBC Morning Joe with host Joe Scarborough.
Washington - The Florida Republican Party is under investigation by the FBI regarding inappropriate political expenditures. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is a rising star in Florida and the national Republican Party and one of the many targets of investigators. Former congressman Joe Scarborough professes the seriousness and impact.
More from CBS: The Internal Revenue Service has opened a "primary" investigation into the tax records of three former Florida GOP officials, including GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio, the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald The IRS is investigating expenses that Rubio and two other officials, ex-state party chairman Jim Greer and ex-party executive director Delmar Johnson, put on the American Express cards issued to them by the Republican Party of Florida, the newspapers report. Investigators are reportedly looking into whether Rubio and the others used their GOP credit cards for personal expenses without reporting or paying taxes on additional income. The newspapers reported earlier that Rubio charged more than $100,000 to his GOP credit card during his two years as House speaker for expenses including grocery bills and plane tickets for his wife. Rubio released a statement saying that his expenses were for "legitimate political purposes."
Opinion based on various news reports including segments from MSNBC Morning Joe with host Joe Scarborough.
