After landing in hot water for filing to run for Congress using a check from a bank account that may or may not exist, today is Corrupt Carlos Giménez’s court-ordered deadline to produce evidence that this campaign’s bank account is in fact…real.
It’s not clear if his camp will be able to produce the evidence. They certainly didn’t have any exculpatory evidence on Tuesday, when the Miami Herald reported on the scandal.
“The clock is ticking as we wait to see whether Corrupt Carlos Giménez will find a shady 11th hour way to survive his latest scandal or if his short-lived congressional run will be over before it even began,” said DCCC spokesperson Sarah Guggenheimer. “Either way, Florida voters are getting a clear-eyed view of who Corrupt Carlos really is: someone who thinks he’s above the rules and who cares more about political power than he does his constituents.”
As a reminder, Corrupt Carlos’ latest scandal became the object of intense scrutiny after Giménez’s primary opponent filed a lawsuit over the mayor misspelling his own name on a filing check. When Corrupt Carlos’ opponent subpoenaed the bank listed on the check, the bank claimed Carlos’ account didn’t even exist. It seems that Corrupt Carlos’ campaign may have filed for office by illegally drawing funds from his PAC account — and might not even have a bank account for his campaign.
Meanwhile the clock is winding down…
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