NEW: Frank Biden, Joe Biden's younger brother, touted his famous last name and prominent D.C. connections to help land a series of charter school contracts in Florida for company he represented, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars over 5-year period.
put out by Mavericks in Education advertise “brother of Vice President Joe Biden” as one of his credentials.
As the project’s public face and biggest advocate, Frank Biden undertook efforts to win over school board members who were responsible for approving charter school applications. He did so, in both media interviews and school board meetings, in part by invoking the name of his brother, who was vice president at the time.
Vice President Joe Biden, flanked by his wife Dr. Jill Biden and family members, acknowledges the audience at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 6, 2012, on the final day of the Democratic National Convention . Neither the former board member nor Pegg were involved in granting charters, but both worked closely with Frank Biden and with Mavericks.At a February 2011 hearing before the Palm Beach school board, he can be heard invoking the family name to show his support for Mavericks’ application, according to video of the meeting obtained by ABC News.
Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visit the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City headquarters in Los Angeles, Jan. 10, 2020.In the end, only one member voted against Mavericks’ application in Palm Beach. Dr.
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