Scott said in June he believes a high-speed rail line from Orlando to Tampa is a good idea. He and his wife last year invested at least $3 million in a credit fund for All Aboard Florida’s parent company, Fortress Investment Group
Brightline, the Miami-based train and real estate development company that wants to expand to Tampa, has a new partner: the Virgin Group, run by swashbuckling British tycoon Sir Richard Branson.
Brightline announced the partnership Friday and said it would change its name to Virgin Trains USA this month. Virgin Group will make a minority investment in Brightline, which will be managed and operated by Brightline executives and affiliates of its parent company, Fortress Investment Group[1][2][3].
..He began his career in 1987 at Lehman Brothers, where he was a partner and managing director until 1993.[6] He then went to BlackRock's private equity division BlackRock Asset Investors, where he remained until 1997 as a partner and managing director.
Prior to joining Fortress, he was a partner at Goldman Sachs where he spent much time abroad including leadership roles in Asia and Latin America....His sister Jacqueline Novogratz is founder and CEO of Acumen Fund,
Re Acumen Fund.. Huma Abedin's cousin, Omar Amanat, convicted in fraud case involving fake emails...
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letsdothis3 ago
Susan St. John, Labruzzo and Meyer >> Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Florida
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_6th_Circuit_Court
https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_LaBruzzo
Rick Scott and wife invested in parent company bidding on Tampa high-speed rail - http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/16/rick-scott-and-wife-invested-in-parent-company-bidding-on-tampa-high-speed-rail/
Voat post re Fortress Investment Group:
Brightline and Virgin Trains USA. After the trains you know that Branson will target the children, right?
More at that link..
allonthesameteam ago
Blackrock is coming up more and more in this tangled web.