A Long History of Greed Over Good
June 6, 2024 - Haridopolos' Long Engagement with Canadian Billionaire, Accused Rapist Frank Stronach
Billionaire Frank Stronach is facing additional sexual assault charges in Canada. He is charged with 13 crimes including, rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement. Haridopolos has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars advocating for Stronach and bending bills and tax laws to his whims.
Former Sen. President Mike Haridopolos, now executive vice president of The Stronach Group
Mike Haridopolos has been a lobbyist for the Stronach Group (TSG) since January of 2013, less than three months after he left the FL State Senate and passed huge tax breaks for Stronach.
Haridopolos Pushed Deal to Give Billionaire Stronach 1B Gallons a Year of Florida's Fresh Water
The Floridian aquifer depleted at rate of One Billion gallons per year after St. John's River Water Management District leaders were ousted under pressure from Stronach lobbyist Mike Haridoplolos. For his part, Haridopolos got a $35k bonus as a contract to move Eau Gallie muck.
2012 Haridopolos Led Legislature Passes $1.2M/yr Tax Break Benefitting Stronach
Frank Stronach, a billionaire horse breeder who owns Gulfstream Park and Casino saves millions from corporate tax cuts for his businesses and a $1.2 million tax break carved out specifically for a slaughterhouse he is building near Ocala. Businesses rolled in a $2.5B tax break over three years while Floridians got a back to school tax holiday.
Haridopolos Makes $890k/yr; Why take a job that pays $170k?
In the last three years Mike Haridopolos has reeled in $2M from his MJH lobbying business, not to mention earnings not reported to the Federal Election commission. Why would he take a job that pays $170k?
Haridopolos Paid Campaigns While He Lobbied Legislators
Haridopolos sent leftover campaign donations — instead of personal funds — to the very lawmakers he sought to influence in his new career as a lobbyist.
Haridopolos Endorsements Questionable After Payments Through a Shell Game of PACs, Campaign Account
Friends of Mike H (PAC) has steadily dolled out more than $1 million to state lawmakers’ independent political committees, the Republican Party of Florida, and other state, federal, and Republican committees, usually in four-figure checks. One of the latest contributions just before his endorsement $200,000 for America Takes Action, a Super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump.
Haridopolos Ties to PAC Chairman William “Stafford” Jones Operates Hundreds of PACs and "Nonprofits"
More than 85 PACs are currently being run by Stafford Jones. Money is shuffled from PAC to campaigns and back to PACs in an impossible to follow web. Clean donor money is mixed with giant donations from corporations and entities controlled by foreign interests such as The Stronach Group to fund and buy political influence.
Haridopolos Ad Firm Data Targeting Owner Says "So What" to Gerrymandering and False Ads
The Sun fact-checked several of ads and Data Targeting-produced mailers, finding that several of their claims were false. Each year, Patrick Jay Bainter’s companies (Data Targeting and Orra Strategic Guidance) become more successful and politicians can say they don't know where their money comes from. More than 60 political committees and groups close to Bainter funnel money to boost candidates' chances of winning, while creating a mind-boggling maze of campaign funds that make it near impossible to trace the initial donor.