Orlando Cicilia

Orlando Cicilia
Occupation Businessman
Spouse(s) Barbara Rubio
Relatives Marco Rubio (brother-in-law)

Orlando Cicilia is a successful real estate agent in Miami, FL.

Family

Cicilia's wife, Barbara, is the sister of Marco Rubio. In 2011, Rubio, was a United States Senator whose name was frequently mentioned as a Vice-Presidential nominee on the Republican ticket.[1]

Real estate license

The Washington Post revealed that while he was majority whip of the Florida State Legislature Rubio wrote a letter of recommendation supporting Cicilia's application for a Florida Real Estate license.[2] Rubio did not mention in the letter that Cicilia is his brother-in-law. Failing to disclose the relationship in the letter is not illegal. [3]

References

  1. Auletta, Ken (9 January 2012). "War of Choice". The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. Higham, Scott (30 December 2015). "How Rubio helped his ex-con brother-in-law acquire a real estate license". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. Wofford, Taylor (30 December 2015). "Marco Rubio Used Public Office to Help Brother-in-Law: Report". Newsweek. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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