So Very Florida

By Nick R. Martin

March 18, 2014 12:54 p.m.

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This story has it all: a politician, a Ponzi schemer and loads of cash for the politician’s alleged mistress. And of course, it’s happening in Florida.

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Nick R. Martin (@nickmartin) Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com

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