Investigation into Rick Scott ends with regulators deadlocked on campaign violations
The Federal Election Commission chairperson said there was reason to believe Scott broke the law.
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U.S, Sen. Rick Scott speaks during the Road to Majority convention at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee on Friday, June 18, 2021.
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A three-year probe into Sen. Rick Scott has ended with a federal panel deadlocked on whether the Florida Republican and a political committee he once led violated campaign laws during his 2018 bid for U.S. Senate.
A 3-3 split decision along party lines by the Federal Election Commission, made public Friday, comes despite the commissionâs general counsel concluding there was reason to believe Scott broke the law. The general counsel recommended further investigation into Scott and his former political committee, New Republican PAC.
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