A trial date has finally been set in the case against former Rep. Frank Artiles over the alleged scheme to field a spoiler candidate in the 2020 Senate District 37 race.
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An allegedly illegal effort to promote a Boca Raton man s sham candidacy for a state Senate seat in South Florida bears resemblance and apparent connections to two other shadowy legislative campaigns in the fall.
The mysterious source of money an entity called Grow United paid for mailers in the three races, including Miami-Dade’s Senate District 37.
There, former state Sen. Frank Artiles has been indicted on charges he offered money to no-party candidate Alexis Alex Rodriguez to run in the race, an action that is illegal under Florida law. Rodriguez, who is from Boca Raton, is also facing charges over the alleged funding of a shill campaign.