‘Red flags on top of red flags’: Problems mount for Miami Hurricanes athletics booster John Ruiz

Posted Aug 11, 2023
John Ruiz has been living large. He doesn’t buy just one waterfront mansion. He buys seven. He doesn’t just buy a 20-seat private plane. He buys a private Boeing passenger jet. He doesn’t stop at buying fancy speed boats. He buys the companies that make them. The brash entrepreneur has also become known as the sugar daddy of the Miami athletic program. (AOL.com)

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