Lil Marco has a lot to hide nymag.com/intelligencer/…
“Tampa Bay Times reported in 2010 that much of the $100,000 Rubio put on the card counted as personal expenses, including lavish dinners, repairs to his family minivan, and purchases from a wine store near his house. There was even a $6,773 charge for a Rubio family reunion at a
at a Georgia resort.
About a month later, the Rubios qualified for a $135,000 home-equity loan from U.S. Century Bank, which was owned by Rubio’s supporters, because an appraisal valued the home at $735,000 — far above the purchase price.
About a month later, the Rubios qualified for a $135,000 home-equity loan from U.S. Century Bank, which was owned by Rubio’s supporters, because an appraisal valued the home at $735,000 — far above the purchase price.
The home-equity loan initially did not appear on Rubio’s financial-disclosure forms, but he quickly updated them when the Miami Herald asked about the omission in 2008.
The Times found that they failed to disclose $34,000 in expenses, paid family members for expenses that were incorrectly labeled, and spent little on contributions to other candidates.
“The Times recently detailed Rubio’s questionable financial decisions since then, which include leasing a $50,000 Audi Q7, saving relatively little, and using the $800,000 advance from his first book to buy what the paper called “$80,000 for a luxury speedboat”
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