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English professor in Miami. British-American. London (319 ppm) > Bishop's Stortford (330 ppm) > Brighton (348 ppm) > Brooklyn (354 ppm) > Miami (380-423 ppm). Subtropical gardener. Florida Mangos: A Cultural History, forthcoming from U of Florida Press.
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My excellent state senator lost by 37 votes when they ran a fake candidate w the same last name. Artiles bragged about his role in the scheme on election night in a bar IIRC. Glad to see a jury reject that assumption of impunity. The illegitimate GOP senator Garcia still holds the seat, though.

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prison for oath breaking. there’s a novel idea. www.rawstory.com/frank-artile...

A former Florida state lawmaker has been convicted on three charges after prosecutors said he offered $50,000 to a so-called "ghost candidate" to run for office in Florida four years ago and siphon votes away from the Democratic incumbent. A Miami-Dade jury convicted former Republican state Sen. Frank Artiles around 7 p.m. Monday of campaign contributions exceeding $1,000, campaign contributions conspiracy and ethics code false swearing to an oath, CBS News reported. He faces up to five years in prison on each count when sentenced
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Tim Watson
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English professor in Miami. British-American. London (319 ppm) > Bishop's Stortford (330 ppm) > Brighton (348 ppm) > Brooklyn (354 ppm) > Miami (380-423 ppm). Subtropical gardener. Florida Mangos: A Cultural History, forthcoming from U of Florida Press.
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