The FBI is now investigating Patrick Murphy’s donations from a high school friend of his named Ibrahim Al-Rashid:
THE HILL – The FBI is investigating an alleged illegal donation scheme involving a wealthy Saudi family that supports Democratic Florida Senate candidate Patrick Murphy.
The allegation — originally submitted by a Republican super PAC run by a former top aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — is that Murphy’s high school friend and major political donor, Ibrahim Al-Rashid, coordinated a “straw donor” scheme to boost Murphy.
Al-Rashid didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment. And Murphy’s campaign declined to say whether Murphy’s attorneys had discussed the FBI investigation with Al-Rashid’s attorney.
A straw donor scheme occurs when a wealthy donor skirts legal limits on political donations by funneling money into campaigns using other people’s names.
Rubio is now responding to the investigation, saying that now is not the time to elect people to the senate with these clouds over their heads:
Sounds like Patrick Murphy is a great fit for corruption queen Hillary Clinton. I hope Rubio destroys this fraud on election day.