Frank Artiles

The man accused of running as a third-party candidate to siphon votes away from the Democrat opponent in a close state senate race has pled guilty Tuesday. Alexis Pedro Rodríguez agreed to testify against former Sen. Frank Artiles after pleading guilty in Miami-Dade County to accepting illegal campaign donations and lying on campaign documents. He will receive three years...

Accused of accepting a bribe from a former lawmaker, a “ghost candidate” plans to accept a plea deal and testify as a witness against former State Sen. Frank Artiles. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

The Florida man accused of running as a third-party candidate to siphon votes away from the Democrat in a close state senate race will testify against the man prosecutors say recruited him for the job. Alex Rodriguez will take a plea next Tuesday and be a cooperating witness in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office case against former Republican state...

A former lawmaker accused of violating election law was working for a powerful Republican political operative, according to court records released before the case goes to trial.  Prosecutors in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office accuse former Republican state senator Frank Artiles of offering third-party candidate Alex Rodriguez nearly $45,000 to run last November to siphon votes away from the...

Records show Frank Artiles had an exclusive political contract with Data Targeting, Inc., whose owner is a powerful Republican political operative based in Gainesville. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Lawyers in a high-profile South Florida election case had their first skirmish before a judge Tuesday morning. Earlier this year, prosecutors charged former state senator Frank Artiles and former senate candidate Alex Rodriguez with several felonies related to a scheme to swing a competitive election.

Lawyers in a high-profile South Florida election case had their first skirmish Tuesday. Prosecutors charged former state senator Frank Artiles and candidate Alex Rodriguez with several felonies. They stem from a scheme to recruit a third-party candidate who swung a close November election. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Former State Senator Frank Artiles bonded out of jail after being arrested and accused of violating state election laws related to his alleged support of a bogus candidate in a legislative race. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports

A former Florida state senator has been arrested and accused of violating state election laws related to his alleged support of a bogus candidate in a legislative race. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

A former Florida state senator has been arrested and accused of violating state election laws related to his alleged support of a bogus candidate in a legislative race. Frank Artiles, 47, was booked into a Miami-Dade jail Thursday on multiple charges, including false swearing in connection with voting or elections, making or receiving two or more campaign contributions in excess…

A former Florida state senator is expected to face charges after his Miami-Dade home was raided Wednesday by law enforcement officials looking into his alleged support of a bogus candidate in a legislative race. Frank Artiles was being processed at a Miami-Dade County jail Thursday.

Miami-Dade Police raided the home of former state senator Frank Artiles Wednesday morning. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

Miami-Dade Police raided the home of former state senator Frank Artiles Wednesday morning. Video showed detectives carrying boxes of evidence out of Artiles’ home in Palmetto Bay. Artiles has made no comment, and nobody answered the door at his house Wednesday afternoon after detectives left. Artiles’ name has been mentioned in connection to last November’s election for State Senate...

NBC 6’s Steve Litz has the latest on what was taken from the home of Frank Artiles, who spent time in both the Florida House and the Senate.

A Democratic candidate on the losing end of three previous elections is the winner over a Republican who once appeared on “The Apprentice” in a special election to fill a Florida state Senate seat.

Republican Jose Felix Diaz and Democrat Annette Taddeo will meet in a special election to replace a Florida legislator who resigned after using a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with two African-American colleagues.

The Tuesday election features three Republicans and two Democrats contending for the seat, with he winners of the primary advancing to a special election on Sept. 26.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has set the dates for a special election to replace Miami state Senator Frank Artiles, who resigned last month after he used a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with two African-American colleagues.

The Florida state senator who resigned Friday after using a racial slur hired a former Hooters “calendar girl” and a Playboy model with no political experience to be consultants for his political action committee last year, according to a report.