Fla. Gov. Scott sued over finances by AG candidate

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The finances of Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a wealthy multimillionaire, are coming under renewed scrutiny just weeks before his bid for re-election.

George Sheldon, a Democrat running for attorney general, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday contending that Scott may have underreported his actual wealth by as much as $200 million. The lawsuit, which Scott’s campaign derided as “mudslinging,” asks a judge to declare that Scott is breaking the state’s financial disclosure law.

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