Former Republican senator in Florida, Frank Artiles, was charged Thursday with campaign finance violations related to last year's Miami-Dade state senate race, authorities said.
Artiles, 47, who resigned in 2017 after making racially inflammatory remarks toward colleagues, was charged with three criminal counts involving a sham candidate intended to siphon votes away from a Democratic incumbent.
Authorities said the former senator from the Miami area turned himself in a day after his Palmetto Bay house was raided and searched by Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office investigators.
According to an arrest warrant, Artiles gave nearly $45,000 to the shadow candidate in last year's election.
The fake candidate, an auto-parts dealer who lives in Boca Raton, ran as an independent in the election which was narrowly secured by Republican Ileana Garcia by 32 votes, out of some 215,000 votes cast.
"Rodriguez would run as an independent with the same last name as the incumbent candidate in an attempt to confuse voters and siphon votes from the incumbent," the affidavit says.
William Barzee, attorney for Rodriguez, appeared to accuse Artiles of taking advantage of his client.
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Friday, March 19, 2021
Former Florida Senator Arrested For Violating Election Laws
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