Hot trend: GOP chair’s suit seeks to knock Dem Rader off ballot; Rader might sue back
by George Bennett | October 22nd, 2010
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It’s part of a new trend inspired by a judge’s decision last week to toss Tampa-area Republican state Senate candidate Jim Norman off the ballot because of disclosure deficiencies. Backers of Democratic congressional candidate Joe Garcia are trying the same legal strategy against Republican David Rivera in Miami.
Dinerstein’s suit follows the lead of a tea party activist’s ethics complaint that accuses Rader of trying to hide his ownership interest in an insurance underwriters group when he filled out financial disclosure forms.
Rader consultant Eric Johnson told The Post‘s Jason Schultz that a Rader supporter has filed an ethics complaint against Benacquisto and the Rader campaign might file a lawsuit over her use of campaign funds to pay rent on an apartment in Lee County.
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Is that the sweet smell of desperation coming from Lizbeth?
Those who can’t, sue.
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:41 pm
No, it’s the law that you disclose, he didn’t, Rader thinks the rules don’t apply to him and if he gets bumped off the ballot, I will be doing a dance in the middle of Forest Hills Blvd.
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
After reading the complaint, I have to wonder: has this woman ever actually seen a business before? Who would be confused by this?
October 22nd, 2010 at 4:00 pm
@All Right: What’s to be confused about? He should have disclosed he owned part of an insurance agency, he claims his other insurance agency owns the piece of the insurance agency in question.
State records show Rader owned it as an individual, not his other insurance agency. He didn’t disclose it on his filing paperwork.
It is pretty straightforward.
October 22nd, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Get a job Litbit!
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
I don’t know if Rader did anything wrong or not. What I do know is I don’t like his position on insurance. He has a history of trying to raise rates. Whose side is he on?
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Rader showed income of $360,000 last year from two companies, a Payroll company and Rader Insurance. It appears that both might be “shells” and that all $360,000 came from Advanced Insurance Underwriters, where Rader supposedly has a (no show?) job. AIU is nowhere mentioned on Rader’s Qualifying form.
That’s why I filed the lawsuit.
Sid
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Do us all a favor.. throw Johnson out of Palm Beach county & have him take all his puppets with him to hang out with Wexler in Maryland.
You are the reason why the Democrats are going to loose everything as you play both sides little boy Johnson.
Rader is an schmuck anyway & so is Douche
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Remove him from the ballot. Johnson is also the same one who is doing eveyone’s campaign & paying people off. No wonder way Deutch’s aide isn’t playing. Smartest one of the bunch….Rader you should have never opened your mouth either…people wouldn’t know what was going on with her.
Dumb..aspirin
October 24th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Go get’um Sid!
Fraud, Inc. or Why Jack Webb Would NEVER Date Alex Sink (D-CAN-FL)
http://www.practicalstate.com/?p=2989
Cheers
October 25th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Rader Schmader! Boohiss. Throw him off the, scumbag needs to go as do all ther other scumbag D’s!!!!!
October 25th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Rader has done nothing wrong in his disclosure…this is just a pathetic attempt to steal the election because Lizbeth is desperate! Get a life and win the election by getting elected not stupid lawsuits!
Rader for SD 27!!!