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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(112,789 posts) Thu Mar 18, 2021, 08:57 PM Mar 2021

Former Fla. state senator arrested for violating election laws

Former GOP Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles was arrested on Thursday for allegedly violating election laws in last year's state senate race.

Local station WSVN reports that Artiles is facing multiple charges including illegal campaign contributions.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has alleged that Artiles planted a shadow candidate in the Florida Senate District 37 election to defeat Democratic incumbent José Javier Rodriguez.

"What is a crime is making illegal campaign contributions to get a candidate to run," Fernandez Rundle said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-fla-state-senator-arrested-for-violating-election-laws/ar-BB1eJ8H9?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP

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Former Fla. state senator arrested for violating election laws (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP

IF they were honest zipplewrath Mar 2021 #1

Just saw something about this on TV last night. Dreampuff Mar 2021 #2

zipplewrath

(16,662 posts)

1. IF they were honest

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Mar 18, 2021, 09:05 PM

Mar 2021

The candidate that benefited from this illegal act would resign and allow a new election. Oh, wait, they're GQP.

Dreampuff

(778 posts)

2. Just saw something about this on TV last night.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 20, 2021, 01:22 PM

Mar 2021

It was possibly on Florida week. I was glad to see it was someone from the GOP as I figured it was, but the lady they were interviewing said she really didn't think Tallahassee would do anything about it. They are too busy trying to suppress voters and stop BLM rallies.

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