an examination of Mr. Scott's finances shows that his trust has been blind in name only. There have been numerous ways for him to have knowledge about his holdings: Among other things, he transferred many assets to his wife and neither "blinded" nor disclosed them. And their investments have included corporations, partnerships and funds that stood to benefit from his administration's actions.

Only in late July, when compelled by ethics rules for Senate candidates, did Mr. Scott disclose his wife's holdings. That report revealed that his wife, Ann Scott, an interior decorator by trade, controlled accounts that might exceed the value of her husband's. Their equity investments largely mirrored each other, meaning that Mr. Scott could, if he wanted, track his own holdings by following his wife's.

http://www.nytimes.com/2018/10...licts-blind-trust.html

Rick Scott signed the law in 2013 revising FL's ethics rules to allow blind trusts. It's a short rule, and worth a read for a good laugh at how it opens the door to corruption while providing cover from public scrutiny.

"if a public officer creates a trust...his or her official actions will not APPEAR to be influenced by private considerations"

112.31425, Florida Statutes

Would you have preferred for Scott to do it the way Obama did it, given that Obama is a god to you guys and could not possibly do wrong? Obama, gaming the system. The AVI BioPharma shares were bought just before Mr. Obama began to push for more federal spending to battle avian flu. At the time, the company was seeking to develop a drug to treat the disease. Coincidence, right?

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