Florida AG asks FBI to probe Michael Bloomberg for paying felons’ fines

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 Florida AG asks FBI to probe Michael Bloomberg for paying felons’ fines

By Emily Jacobs

September 24, 2020 | 7:38am

Florida’s attorney general is requesting that the FBI and state law enforcement probe billionaire Michael Bloomberg for paying the outstanding fines and fees of 32,000 convicted felons in Florida so they could regain their right to vote ahead of the November election.

In a letter to the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement dated Wednesday, state Attorney General Ashley Moody wrote that she had looked into the billionaire former NYC mayor’s fundraising and personal donation to the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Sunshine State’s top law enforcement officer wrote that, “After preliminarily reviewing this limited public information and law, it appears further investigation is warranted. Accordingly, I request that your agencies further investigate this matter and take appropriate steps as merited.”

On Tuesday, it was reported that the former presidential candidate had raised over $16 million for, and donated $5 million to, the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.

Bloomberg’s push would benefit ex-cons as part of a 2018 state constitutional amendment allowing felons who have served their time to regain their right to vote.

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[RedHead]

So the crime, if any, would seem to be vote buying.  And in order to prove that then don't they have to prove a quid pro quo, Bloomberg pays the fine in exchange for the felon voting for Biden?  Failing that do they have to at least show that there was an implied expectation that the felon would vote Democrat in exchange for paying the fine, which would require some communications between the felon and Bloomberg or his representative?  Absent any such communication or any clear quid pro quo then I would think it will be hard to prove a crime.