Press Release: McCollum Campaign for Governor Announces Latest Web Video, “Don’t Be A Victim of Rick Scott… Again”

Tallahassee, FL – Today, the McCollum Campaign for Governor announced the latest in a series of web videos entitled, “Don’t Be a Victim of Rick Scott…Again.” The video highlights Rick Scott’s repeated outrageous claims he didn’t know his company was systematically defrauding taxpayers – despite being ousted by his own Board and making off with more than $300 million during the height of the FBI’s investigation.

“Floridians should be shocked and outraged the person who led the company responsible for the largest Medicare fraud scheme in American history now wants to run Florida government. Rick Scott is either not telling the truth about his role in overseeing massive taxpayer theft or he is one of the most incompetent Chief Executive Officers in the history of our nation,” said Matt Williams, McCollum for Governor Campaign Manager. “Only in Rick Scott’s world does making millions off of taxpayers also make you qualified to be governor.”

According to a recent Miami Herald article, Scott’s company was responsible for “10 different kinds of fraud identified by the Justice Department in its 10-year probe of the company, records show. Three years after Scott left Columbia/HCA, the company admitted wrongdoing, pleading guilty to 14 felonies – most committed during Scott’s tenure — in addition to paying two sets of fines totaling $1.7 billion.”

For more information, campaign news, and updates, visit www.BillMcCollum.com.

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