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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s attorney general is asking state and federal law enforcement to investigate possible election law violations after billionaire and former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg helped raise more than $16 million for Florida felons to pay their debts so they can vote.
Attorney General Ashley Moody sent a letter to the FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday.
She said Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis asked her to look into whether the Bloomberg donation to the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition violated laws on providing people with a financial incentive to vote.
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