The FBI Field Office in Tampa said it has "not officially received the letter."

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- FBI will continue to investigate potential violations of federal law in Breonna Taylor case, state attorney general says. All rights reserved. Ron DeSantis had asked her to look into the issue, CNN reported Wednesday. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that it has received the letter and "will review the information," Jeremy Burns told, Michael Bloomberg's efforts to reinstate the voting rights of felons by paying their fees. (CNN)Florida's attorney general has requested that the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate Michael Bloomberg's efforts to reinstate the voting rights of felons by paying their fees, according to a letter to the agencies provided to CNN by the attorney general's office. General Attorney. Recent polls have shown Trump trailing Democratic nominee Joe Biden by only 2% (CBS News/YouGov), 3% (Redfield & Wilton), 1% (Kaiser Foundation Foundation), 2% (Benenson/GS Strategy), 5% (Monmouth University) or 3% (CNBC/Change Research). 09-2015-0028.

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About the Office: Judge Barbara Lagoa, a far-right Cuban-American Republican currently on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee short list, disagreed. Other federal statutes give the FBI the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes. She recently voted to uphold the law from her seat on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Though Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked her to recuse from the federal case, she did not. ", The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that it had received the letter, telling CNN that it "will review the information.".

The U.S. Supreme Court later upheld the law. ", Bloomberg has over the last week raised more than $16 million from individuals and private organizations, which he said would go towards paying down fines and fees for nearly 32,000 Black and Latinx Florida voters with felony records.

In 2018, Florida voters approved an amendment restoring voting rights to more than a million former felons, with exceptions for murder or sexual offenses. DeSantis' office has not yet responded to CNN's request for comment. "After preliminarily reviewing this limited public information and law, it appears further investigation is warranted," Moody wrote in a letter to the agencies. During her nine-month stint on Florida's Supreme Court, Lagoa also ruled in favor of the law. Updated 0125 GMT (0925 HKT) September 24, 2020. The attorney general said Republican Gov. Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that more charges are possible in the investigation led by John Durham, the U.S. attorney investigating the … FBI spokesperson Andrea Aprea told CNN that while the bureau's Tampa field office had "not officially received the letter" from the attorney general, the agency's "standard policy is not to confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation.

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Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody said she requested that the agencies investigate "potential violations of election laws.". The FBI's mandate is established in Title 28 of the United States Code (U.S. Code), Section 533, which authorizes the Attorney General to "appoint officials to detect and prosecute crimes against the United States." Ron DeSantis' office had asked her to review the matter.

State Republicans in turn enacted a law requiring all previously convicted felons to pay off any outstanding fines, fees and restitution costs before they could vote. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Moody's letter, dated Wednesday, said, "After preliminarily reviewing this limited public information and law, it appears further investigation is warranted.". 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW. An ABC/Washington Post poll released Wednesday showed Trump with a four-point lead, or within the margin of error. LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- FBI will continue to investigate potential violations of federal law in Breonna Taylor case, state attorney general says. Florida's attorney general has requested that the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate Michael Bloomberg's efforts to reinstate the voting rights of … Attorney. The Trump campaign views Florida as a must-win on its path to electoral victory Nov. 3. Florida attorney general Ashley Moody said in the letter that the office of Republican Gov. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events.

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. "This transparent political ploy is just the latest example of Republicans attempting to keep Floridians disenfranchised," Jason Schechter, a Bloomberg spokesperson, told CNN.

Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Office of the General Counsel/National Security Law Branch. Bloomberg aides told CNN that the fundraising drive would benefit the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, a group run by former inmates focused on making it easier for ex-felons to vote.