Probe Widens In FL GOP “Ghost Candidates” Scheme

The Miami Herald reports:

Prosecutors have subpoenaed records related to a $600,000 money transfer between dark money organizations tied to an ongoing Miami-Dade criminal case surrounding “ghost candidates” in the 2020 election, according to court records unveiled Friday.

Data Targeting also paid former Republican state Sen. Frank Artiles, who is facing several charges related to the no-party candidate who ran in District 37, for campaign-related work.

Data Targeting paid Artiles $90,000 over six months to work on “state legislative campaign assignments … to include certain Senate Districts in Miami-Dade County,” according to records released by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.

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When this investigation started in November 2020, we didn’t know where it would lead. Now those data points are starting to show a picture …. Records tied to $600,000 money transfer subpoenaed in Miami ‘ghost’ candidate case https://t.co/cfaqFRiteZ

— Dave Wilson (@DaveWilson13) July 29, 2022