Controversies of Clarence William Bill Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) Fundraising On February 17, 2009, David D. Kirkpatrick wrote that Nelson was one of three lawmakers who were returning campaign contributions from donors listed as employees of the PMA Group, a Washington lobbying firm whose founder is under investigation for purportedly funneling money through bogus donors. During his 2006 Senate campaign, according to the Open Congress website, Nelson was accused of taking $80,000 in illegal campaign contributions from Riscorp, Inc... The Riscorp scandal involved dozens of Florida state legislators and was among the largest scandals in recent Florida history. Council on American-Islamic Relations In November 2011, Ahmed Bedier, an activist linked to CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, donated money to Nelson and co-hosted a fundraiser for him. Nelsons representatives later claimed that he did not know about Bediers relationship with CAIR and that Bedier had exaggerated his closeness to the senator. In November 2011 Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald wrote that the scandal over Bedier threatened the Jewish vote for Nelson, given that Bedier had called Israel a terrorist state. Caputo noted that while Nelson has gone to great lengths to fashion himself as pro-Israel, that was not enough for some conservative groups. Syria visit In December 2006, Bill Nelson made a trip to Syria to visit President Bashar Assad in Damascus. At the time, the Bush Administration had a no contact policy with Syrian officials because of its support of Hezbollah and Hamas, which the U.S. deems terrorist organizations. The White House press secretary commented on the trip saying, We dont think that members of Congress ought to be going there.The State Department also disapproved of the trip, but provided logistical support to Nelson. source: wiki youtu.be/LhJKHAPe8Pg
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