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Patrick Murphy has campaigned on his experience as a CPA and small business owner as his
qualifications for Congress. After several investigative news reports, Murphys business experience
narrative has been proven false. Murphy exaggerated or mislead about his education credentials,
work as a CPA, and being a small business owner who cleaned up oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
The truth: Murphy never worked as a CPA, never was a small business owner, and was never
awarded any contracts to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
Murphy Claimed He Had Earned Degrees In Accounting And Finance, When In Fact He
Earned A Single Degree In Business Administration, With Major Areas Of Study Being
Accounting And Finance. For the past 14 months on U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphys official
congressional website and his campaign website for U.S. Senate, Murphy claimed he earned degrees
in accounting and finance from the University of Miami. But that was an exaggeration of his
academic credentials. Murphy a two-term Democratic congressman from Jupiter earned a single
degree from the university in 2006: a bachelors in business administration, with his major areas of
study being accounting and finance. (Kristen M. Clark, Patrick Murphy Embellished His University Of Miami Academic
Achievement, Miami Herald, 5/23/16)
Murphy Claimed That He Worked As A CPA For Several Years, But Murphy Was Only
Licensed As A CPA To Work For Less Than A Year. Rep. Patrick Murphy has cited his several
years as a certified public accountant when building his public brand, including running television
ads touting his CPA status, but his CPA licensure records show he only worked as a practicing CPA for
less than a year. I spent several years as a certified public accountant working for Deloitte & Touche one of the largest accounting firms in the world, going into numerous fortune 500 companies looking
for inefficiencies, waste and fraud, Murphy said, introducing himself in a candidate forum during his
successful challenge to Allen West in 2012. (Daniel Ducassi, Patrick Murphy Overstated Length Of CPA Experience, Politico,
6/6/16)
In 2009, Murphy Obtained His CPA License In Colorado, Because He Did Not Meet
The Academic Requirements To Get Licensed In Florida. Murphy did get his CPA license
from Colorado in Sept. 2009 after passing the exam in Vermont. He left the firm in May 2010, and
he renewed his license in 2015. Murphy did not meet the academic requirements to get licensed as
a CPA in Florida, but did in Colorado at the time. (Daniel Ducassi, Patrick Murphy Overstated Length Of CPA
Experience, Politico, 6/6/16)
Politico: Among The Questions The Murphy Campaign Left Unanswered Is How He
Was Authorized To Work As A CPA In Florida If Hes Licensed In Colorado.
Similarly, when Murphy applied for his CPA in Colorado, the education requirements were lower
there than Florida, only requiring 120 semester credits. Murphys application showed he had 130
semester credits from the University of Miami. Colorados standard has since changed to require
150 semester credits, similar to Floridas 150 semester credit requirement. Among the questions
the Murphy campaign left unanswered is how he was authorized to work as a CPA in Florida if hes
licensed in Colorado. (Daniel Ducassi, Patrick Murphy Overstated Length Of CPA Experience, Politico, 6/6/16)
And he was never a small business owner. Yet despite working in Miami, Murphy has never held a
CPA license in the state of Florida. So when Murphy said in 2012, I got my CPA license and I spent
years going to numerous Fortune 500 companies, the truth is he only spent at most eight months
and not years with Deloitte & Touche holding a CPA license valid only in Colorado, a state where
Murphy has never lived or worked. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Murphy Was Only Licensed As A CPA In Colorado, Where Murphy Has Never Lived
Or Worked. For instance, he has never worked a day in his life as a Certified Public Accountant.
And he was never a small business owner. Yet despite working in Miami, Murphy has never held
a CPA license in the state of Florida. So when Murphy said in 2012, I got my CPA license and I
spent years going to numerous Fortune 500 companies, the truth is he only spent at most eight
months and not years with Deloitte & Touche holding a CPA license valid only in Colorado, a
state where Murphy has never lived or worked. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
few rare instances an auditor might stumble onto something that might seem suspicious, but they
would then just pass the information along to someone else in the firm. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick
Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Murphy Claimed That He Quit His Job And Started An Environmental Services
Company To Clean Up After The BP Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico. BP oil gushed in the
Gulf of Mexico in spring 2010, motivating Patrick Murphy to quit his job as an accountant and
embark on a mission to protect the Florida Keys, where he'd grown up. No one down there was
talking about what they were going to do to clean up or even be prepared for this oil, Murphy said in a
January 2013 television interview, just after he had been sworn in as a member of Congress. Though
oil never reached the Keys, Murphy has used the experience to cast himself as an entrepreneur with
an environmental conscience. Immediately following the BP oil spill, Congressman Murphy spent six
months in the Gulf of Mexico leading cleanup efforts with his small business, Coastal Environmental
Services, reads his official House website. (Alex Leary, Senate Candidate Patrick Murphy Touts BP Oil Cleanup Work, But His
Record Raises Questions, Tampa Bay Times, 5/24/16)
Questions Are Being Raised As To Whether Murphy Exaggerated His Role In The
Catastrophe. But a review raises questions of whether Murphy exaggerated his role in the
catastrophe. (Alex Leary, Senate Candidate Patrick Murphy Touts BP Oil Cleanup Work, But His Record Raises Questions, Tampa Bay Times,
5/24/16)
At The Time, Murphys Campaign Refused To Make Public The Contracts The Coastal
Environmental Services Received
Murphys Campaign Refused To Make Public The Contracts The Company Received,
And Wont Characterize How Much Oil Murphys Company Cleaned Up Or How Much
The Company Earned. His campaign refuses to make public contracts he says he secured to clean
up oil, or to characterize how much oil the company's skimmers cleaned up and how much the firm
earned. (Alex Leary, Senate Candidate Patrick Murphy Touts BP Oil Cleanup Work, But His Record Raises Questions, Tampa Bay Times,
5/24/16)
spokesman Joshua Karp wrote in an email to the Tampa Bay Times. Contracts to skim oil were all
subcontracts originating with BP, who funded the skimming cleanup operation. These are
proprietary business documents between multiple private companies. (Alex Leary, Senate Candidate Patrick
Murphy Touts BP Oil Cleanup Work, But His Record Raises Questions, Tampa Bay Times, 5/24/16)
CBS4 Miami Found That Murphy Was Never A Small Business Owner
Murphy Was Never A Small Business Owner
VIDEO: CBS 4 Miami: First It Is Now Clear, Murphy Was Not A Small Business
Owner. REPORTER: Although Murphy said he would be happy to turn over those documents
during our interview in September, what followed were weeks and months of negotiations with his
campaign staff. As a private company, Murphy was under no obligation to release anything.
Ultimately, the campaign allowed CBS4 News to review copies of the contracts, but only if we agreed
not to name the companies who hired them or the dollar amounts of the contracts. First it is now
clear, Murphy was not a small business owner. Coastal Environmental was control and financed by
Murphy's father's company, Coastal Construction. But perhaps most important, neither Patrick
Murphy nor Coastal Environmental Services were awarded a single contract to clean up oil in the
Gulf. REP. MURPHY: Several. (CBS-Miami, 6/22/16) Min 3:35-4:20
CBS4 Miami: Murphy Was Never A Small Business Owner. A CBS4 News investigation
into Murphys history as both a CPA and a self-described small business owner, however, shows
Murphy has in some cases exaggerated his experience and in other instances made claims that were
misleading or outright false. For instance, he has never worked a day in his life as a Certified Public
Accountant. And he was never a small business owner. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami,
6/22/16)
Murphy Was Never Awarded Any Contracts To Clean Up Oil In The Gulf
Murphy Was Never Awarded A Single Contract To Clean Up Oil After The BP Spill
VIDEO: CBS 4 Miami: But Perhaps Most Important, Neither Patrick Murphy Nor
Coastal Environmental Services Were Awarded A Single To Contract Clean Up Oil In
The Gulf. REPORTER: Although Murphy said he would be happy to turn over those documents
during our interview in September, what followed were weeks and months of negotiations with his
campaign staff. As a private company, Murphy was under no obligation to release anything.
Ultimately, the campaign allowed CBS4 News to review copies of the contracts, but only if we agreed
not to name the companies who hired them or the dollar amounts of the contracts. First it is now clear
that Murphy was not a small business owner. Coastal Environmental was control and financed by
Murphy's father's company, Coastal Construction. But perhaps most important, neither Patrick
Murphy nor Coastal Environmental Services were awarded a single contract to clean up oil in the
Gulf. How many contracts did you end up getting? REP. MURPHY: Several. (CBS-Miami, 6/22/16) Min 3:354:20
Neither Patrick Murphy Nor Coastal Environmental Services Were Awarded A Single
Contract For Oil Clean Up In The Gulf Of Mexico. The most significant revelation, however, is
that neither Patrick Murphy nor Coastal Environmental Services were awarded a single contract to
clean up oil in the Gulf. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Murphy Bought A Business That Already Had Two Contracts For Oil Clean Up
VIDEO: Murphy And His Father Bought A Business That Already Had Two Contracts
For Oil Clean Up, But The Coast Guard Called Off Operations Shortly After The
Purchase. REPORTER: But rather than build a business from scratch, Murphy, with his fathers
help, bought a business that was already doing work here in the Gulf of Mexico. On August 9th,
Coastal Environmental bought New Orleans-based, Crescent SR, which had two contracts for oil
cleanup. Unfortunately for Murphy, not long after he took control of the oil skimming business, the
Coast Guard called off the operations. Murphy was left with four oil skimmers and no work. (CBS-Miami,
6/22/16) 4:20-4:50
The First Contract, Dated June 28, 2010, Was For No More Than 90 Days And Was
Awarded To The Louisiana-Based Firm, Crescent SR. The first contract was dated June 28,
2010. And since the Murphy campaign will not allow CBS4 News to release the name of the firm that
issued the contract, well refer to them as Company One. Under this contract, Company One hired
an oil skimming company called Crescent SR, a Louisiana-based firm owned by Kenneth Taylor
Beery. Nowhere in this agreement is Coastal Environmental or Patrick Murphy mentioned. The
contract is for no more than 90 days with Crescent being paid an undisclosed daily rate. (Jim DeFede, The
Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
NOTE: Crescent SR Was Owned By Kenneth Taylor Beery. The first contract was dated
June 28, 2010. And since the Murphy campaign will not allow CBS4 News to release the name of
the firm that issued the contract, well refer to them as Company One. Under this contract,
Company One hired an oil skimming company called Crescent SR, a Louisiana-based firm owned
by Kenneth Taylor Beery. Nowhere in this agreement is Coastal Environmental or Patrick Murphy
mentioned. The contract is for no more than 90 days with Crescent being paid an undisclosed
daily rate. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
The Second Contract, Dated July 30, 2010, Also Awarded To Crescent SR, Was To
Perform Oil Skimming Work In The Gulf As Needed. The second contract is dated July 30,
2010 with Company Two, and it is also with Crescent SR, to perform oil skimming work in the Gulf
as needed. Once again, neither Coastal Environmental nor Patrick Murphys name appears anywhere
in the agreement. The only name listed is Crescents owner, Kenneth Taylor Beery. (Jim DeFede, The Making
Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Seven Weeks After Coastal Bought Crescent SR, The Coast Guard Called Off Oil
Skimming Operations
Seven Weeks After Coastal Bought Crescent SR, The Coast Guard Called Off Oil
Skimming Operations. Seven weeks after Coastal Environmental Services bought Crescent, the
Coast Guard called off oil skimming operations in the Gulf. As a result, Coastal Environmental was
soon out of work. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16
Murphys Campaign Claimed That Murphy Developed Plans For Oil Skimmers, But The
Companys Founder Said He Started The Skimmer Concept Before He Met Murphy
The Founder Of Crescent SR Said He Started The Oil Skimming Concept Before He Met
Murphy. The Murphy campaign, however, says Patrick Murphy was involved with Crescent SR
through, what it termed an informal partnership that started in June. The campaign maintains it was
Murphy who developed the plans for the Crescent oil skimming operation. Reached by phone, Beery
said he cannot remember when he first met Patrick Murphy but he was certain of one thing. I started
the concept before I met Patrick, Beery said. Beery said he launched Crescent SR immediately after
the oil spill began. A lifelong resident of Louisiana, Beery said he helped in the cleanup following
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and wanted to get involved again. He said he started with one boat, a naval
skimmer built in the Seventies which he dubbed Crescent 1. The naval skimmer was old but it did do
a good job, Beery recalled. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Berry Said That A Team Of Engineers From Coastal Helped Design The Skimmers,
But He Wasnt Sure If They Were Employed By Coastal Construction Or Coastal
Environmental Services. Beery was looking to add a second boat and was looking to buy a
new vessel from a shipyard in Connecticut. Beery said he was introduced to Murphy through a
boat builder. We were connected to each other by the shipyard, he said. Beery said there was a
team of engineers from Coastal that worked with the Derecktor designers on coming up with a
new line of oil skimmers. He said he wasnt sure if the engineers were employed by Coastal
Environmental or Coastal Construction. I definitely laid down a deposit on a boat, Beery recalled.
He was not certain of the date, but likely sometime around June. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy,
CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Coastal Environmental Services Has Wiped Out Its Profits By Storing The
Skimmers And Loses Money Every Month
Murphy Released A One-Page Document That Did Not Give Any Picture Of The
Financial Health Or Operations Of Coastal Environmental
After Promising To Provide Documents That Show The Profitability Of Coastal
Environmental, Murphys Campaign Handed Over A One-Page Document That Did Not
Give Any Picture Of The Financial Health Or Operations. The Murphy campaign said they
would provide documents showing the profitability of Coastal Environmental. However, what they
provided to CBS4 News was a single sheet of paper with three numbers on it Revenue, Operating
Costs, Operating Profit. Its not a financial statement, it really doesnt give you any picture of the
financial health or operations of the company, said Jesse Singer, a CPA certified in financial forensics
and who was hired by CBS4 News to review the documents provided by the campaign. The Murphy
campaign said Coastal Environmental has not generated any revenue since oil skimming operations
ceased in late September and early October. The campaign said Coastal Environmental Services has
not generated a dollar in revenue since the end of 2010. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami,
6/22/16)
Coastal Environmental Has Spent More On Storing The Skimmers Than It Claims To
Have Made In Profit During 2010
Over The Past Five Years, Coastal Environmental Has Spent More On Storing The
Skimmers Than It Claims To Have Made In Profit During 2010. Coastal Environmental has
the four oil skimmers in storage in Louisiana and Alabama in case another disaster strikes. The
campaign provided invoices to show the boats are in storage. Ironically, reviewing the invoices, the
cost of storing the vessels for the last five years is more than the company claims to have made in
profit during 2010. In other words, it appears Coastal was not profitable. It likely lost money. And it
continues to lose money to this day. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)