1. On March 2, 2022, I asked our Governor, State's Attorney, Sheriff, constitutional officers and local governments to share what their offices know about Russian oligarch kleptocrats' investments in St. Johns County and Florida.
2. We have a Right to Lnow. Florida Constitution, Article I, Section 24.
3. I look forward to candid answers.
4. We, the People, and our Justice Department, will not accept "I know nothing!" (or any other implausible, shallow, specious, CYA canned denials, of the sort emitted by the oafish Nazi German prison camp guard Sgt. Schultz in the 1960s television comedy, Hogan's Heroes).
5. As James Madison wrote W.T. Barry on August 4, 1823, "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
6. We must empower our Justice Department Task Force KleptoCapture with everything our local officials know. As JFK said, "sometimes party loyalty demands too much." Tell us what you know, and tell the FBI and Justice Department.
7. Quo vobis videtor? (What do y'all reckon?)
Here's the e-mail:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
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Sent: Wed, Mar 2, 2022 10:22 am
Subject: Request No. 2022-63: Russian oligarchs money-laundering and investments in Florida -- sanctions research and investigation
Dear Messrs. DeSantis, Hardwick, Larizza, Shorstein, Patty, Conrad, Migut, Regan, Royle, Creamer, Hollingsworth, Birchim, Law & Miner, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Skinner, Ms. Fountain, Ms. Thompson, Ms Fitzgerald, Ms. Galambos, Ms. Ravan, et al
1. Would you please be so kind as to send me the documents reflecting Russian business and real estate investments, airplane ownership or money-laundering in Florida, including St. Johns County, St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach (including St. Augustine Airport and other airport landings by Russian oligarchs and their associates)?
2. Please include the documents reflecting your reports to federal authorities of Russian interests and activities here in support of U.S. sanctions against Russian oligarchs in response to Russia's illegal invasion of and war crimes in Ukraine.
3. Please provide all draft and final press releases, draft and final MOUs, and all formal or informal efforts and planning meetings, re intergovernmental cooperation to identify and sanction Russian interests here in response to Russia's illegal invasion and war crimes in Ukraine.
4. From this day forward, would you kindly require every single natural or rural person, developer, LLC or corporation requesting any government favors -- including but not limited to tax breaks, tax holidays and zoning approvals -- to identify every single investor, partner or, beneficial owner, and then investigate and report on possible Russian ownership?
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
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