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THE PATRICK MURPHY SCANDAL PRIMER:

Patrick Murphys Pattern Of Lying About His Life Story

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 LIED ABOUT HIS EDUCATION


Murphy Lied About Having Dual Degrees
In May 2016, The Miami Herald Reported That Murphy Embellished His Education
Credentials By Claiming That He Had Two Degrees, When He Only Had A Single Degree
Miami Herald Headline: Patrick Murphy Embellished His University Of Miami
Academic Achievement (Kristen M. Clark, Patrick Murphy Embellished His University Of Miami Academic Achievement, Miami
Herald, 5/23/16)

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 LIED ABOUT WORKING AS A CPA


Murphy Lied About Working As A CPA For Several Years
In June 2016, Politico Exposed Murphy For Claiming That He Worked As A CPA For
Several Years, But He Was Only Licensed As A CPA To Work For Less Than A Year
In 2012, Murphy Ran A TV Ad Touting His Experience As A CPA. Portraying himself as a
numbers-savvy CPA that could help cleanup Congress books was a part of his pitch to voters during
his past campaigns. His campaigns have highlighted his CPA experience, even releasing a 2012 ad
titled simply CPA. Im Patrick Murphy, Im a certified public accountant, Murphy says opening the
30-second spot. I know what youre thinking, accounting, boring, right? Well maybe Washington
needs a little more boring right now. You know how many accountants are in Congress right now?
Eight, Murphy said. I counted. (Daniel Ducassi, Patrick Murphy Overstated Length Of CPA Experience, Politico, 6/6/16)
Politico Headline: Patrick Murphy Overstated Length Of CPA Experience (Daniel Ducassi,
Patrick Murphy Overstated Length Of CPA Experience, Politico, 6/6/16)

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)

CBS4 Miami Uncovered That Murphy Never Worked As A CPA


CBS4 Miami Uncovered That Murphy Has Never Worked A Day In His Life As A
Certified Public Accountant
CBS4 Miami: Murphy Has Never Worked A Day In His Life As A Certified Public
Accountant. 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)

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)

Murphy Took The CPA Licensing Exam Nine Times


Murphy Took The CPA Licensing Exam Nine Times Through The State Of Vermonts
Board Of Public Accountancy Because He Did Not Meet The Florida Requirements.
Documents obtained by CBS4 News reveal Murphy took the separate parts of the CPA licensing exam
nine times. The exam is often conducted in four parts and each part can be taken on separate
occasions. The records show, Murphy took the exam by signing up for the test through the State of
Vermonts Board of Public Accountancy. The reason: Murphy did not meet Floridas requirements to
sign up for the exam. He did meet the requirements in Vermont. (Murphy did not have to physically
travel to Vermont each time to take the test. There are testing centers around the country he could
have gone to. And no matter where you take the test, all CPA exams are the same.) Colorado accepted
the Vermont test results and issued a CPA license to Murphy on September 4, 2009. Murphy left
Deloitte & Touche in May 2010. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
Murphy Exaggerated His Role As An Auditor
CBS4 Miami Reported That It Was Decidedly Misleading For Murphy To Campaign
On His Experience As A CPA Looking For Inefficiencies, Waste And Fraud. In a
televised debate during his 2012 run for Congress, Patrick Murphy provided the following description
of his work as a CPA: Well, first of all when I graduated college I went to work at Deloitte & Touche, I
got my CPA license and I spent years going to numerous Fortune 500 companies, looking for
inefficiencies, waste and fraud. That statement gives a decidedly misleading impression of Murphys
time after he was licensed as a CPA. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)
On His CPA License Application, Murphy Listed His Position With Deloitte & Touche As
Audit Assistant. Through a public records request of the Colorado Department of Regulatory
Agencies, which oversees CPA licensing, CBS4 News obtained a copy of Murphys Colorado
application. In the application, dated June 26, 2009, Murphy listed his position with Deloitte &
Touche as Audit Assistant. Experts in the accounting industry said it seems unlikely that someone,
fresh out of college and without a CPA license in the State of Florida, and holding the entry level title
of Audit Assistant was tasked with looking for inefficiencies, waste and fraud. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of
Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)

Stanford Business Professor: Its Definitely An Exaggeration For An Audit


Assistant To Claim Their Job Was To Look For Inefficiencies, Waste And Fraud. The
entry level audit assistant is kind of like a gopher, said Charles Lee a professor at the Graduate
School of Business as Stanford University and a former senior manager with the accounting firm
KPMG. He would be given a green pencil and told to check a series of numbers. Thats a very
junior position. Professor Lee agreed saying its definitely an exaggeration for an audit
assistant to claim their job was to look for inefficiencies, waste and fraud. Both professors said in a

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 LIED ABOUT HIS BUSINESS EXPERIENCE


In June 2016, The Tampa Bay Times Questioned Murphys Role In The BP
Oil Spill Clean Up
In June 2016, The Tampa Bay Times Questioned Murphys Role In The BP Oil Spill
Cleanup
Tampa Bay Times Headline: Senate Candidate Patrick Murphy Touts BP Oil Cleanup
Work, But His Record Raises Questions (Alex Leary, Senate Candidate Patrick Murphy Touts BP Oil Cleanup Work, But
His Record Raises Questions, Tampa Bay Times, 5/24/16)

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)

A Timeline Of Events Provided By Murphys Campaign Contradicts The Official Story


In Murphys Biography. While Murphy's bio says he spent six months in the Gulf of Mexico
leading cleanup efforts, a timeline provided by his campaign contradicts that. It states he moved
to Louisiana in May and started looking for opportunities to get involved in the cleanup effort and
began cleanup in July. But it also says Coastal Environmental Services did not get the contracts
until early August and ceased operations in late September. The campaign said dispersants
caused oil to sink, making the work of oil skimmers nearly impossible. State records show Coastal
Environmental Services was incorporated in early August 2010, with Murphy's father, the builder
Tom Murphy Jr., listed as one of the directors. (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)

Murphys Campaign Claimed Coastal Environmental Services Acquired Two


Subcontracts To Perform Near-Shore Skimming Operations In Louisiana. Patrick's
company acquired two subcontracts to perform near-shore skimming operations in Louisiana,

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)

Documents Show That On August 9, 2010, Coastal Environmental Services Bought


Crescent SR For An Undisclosed Amount Of Money. The Murphy campaign then provided a
third document, showing that on August 9, 2010, Coastal Environmental Services bought Crescent SR
for an undisclosed amount of money. Signing the transfer agreement on behalf of Coastal
Environmental wasnt Patrick Murphy, but rather Daniel Whiteman. Who is Daniel Whiteman?
Whiteman is the President of Coastal Environmental. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami,
6/22/16)

The Transfer Agreement Was Signed By Daniel Whiteman, Who Is President Of


Coastal Environmental, And Not Patrick Murphy. The Murphy campaign then provided a
third document, showing that on August 9, 2010, Coastal Environmental Services bought Crescent
SR for an undisclosed amount of money. Signing the transfer agreement on behalf of Coastal
Environmental wasnt Patrick Murphy, but rather Daniel Whiteman. Who is Daniel Whiteman?
Whiteman is the President of Coastal Environmental. (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

Murphys Campaign Claimed That Murphys Involvement With Crescent SR Started In


June 2010, Through An Informal Partnership, And It Was Murphy Who Developed
Plans For The Crescent Oil Skimming Operation. 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. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4 Miami, 6/22/16)

Murphys Campaign Said That Murphys Contributions Were Integral To Coastal


And Crescents Success Because He Helped Design A New Type Of Oil Skimmer. The
campaign said Murphys contributions were integral to Coastal and Crescents success because he
helped design a new type of oil skimmer that could collect oil three feet below the surface. Also, the
new skimmers were being specially made so they could be placed on trailers and transported
quickly to Florida in case the oil spread into the loop current. (Jim DeFede, The Making Of Patrick Murphy, CBS4
Miami, 6/22/16)

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)

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