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Three face charges in Florida ‘ghost’ candidate case

By Ryan King
Published May 24, 2022 10:10pm ET
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Three face charges in Florida ‘ghost’ candidate case
An independent “ghost” candidate and two political operatives were charged Tuesday in an alleged campaign finance scheme by Republican operatives intended to prop up a sham candidacy to siphon voters from a candidate in a Florida state race in 2020. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the charges against Seminole County Chairman Ben Paris […]


An independent “ghost” candidate and two political operatives were charged Tuesday in an alleged campaign finance scheme by Republican operatives intended to prop up a sham candidacy to siphon voters from a candidate in a Florida state race in 2020.

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