Ex-Sen. Frank Artiles’ attorneys try to discredit ‘ghost candidate’

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A ghost candidate who helped sway a Miami-area legislative race back in 2020 testified Monday that former Republican Sen. Frank Artiles offered him $50,000 to run for office.

The alleged sham candidate, Alex Pedro Rodriguez, under oath, said Artiles was behind his ghost campaign where the plan was not to win, but only to disrupt the race. Republicans ended up flipping the Senate seat from Democrat to Republican.

Full story: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/ex-sen-frank-artiles-attorneys-try-to-discredit-ghost-candidate/3424717/

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