TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott killed a major high speed rail project but he and his wife have invested in a fund that has links to a private company building a new high speed rail line.
The Miami Herald reported Thursday that new disclosures show Scott and his wife have invested in a credit fund run by the parent company of All Aboard Florida.
All Aboard Florida is building a high speed rail line from Miami to Orlando, but recently expressed interest in extending the line to Tampa.
Scott in 2011 rejected $2.4 billion that the federal government offered the state to build a high speed rail line to Tampa.
Lauren Schenone, a spokeswoman for Scott, said the investment is unrelated to All Aboard Florida and that the success of the rail project will have no effect on it.
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