If you want to know what crimes Republicans are committing, all you have to do is listen to what they are accusing others of doing:
Yet another case in point:
The former Florida state senator accused of masterminding and funding a sham candidate to manipulate voters last November is now facing charges of felony campaign finance crimes.
Frank Artiles was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday, a day after his Palmetto Bay home was raided.
Shill candidate Alex Rodriguez was also booked Thursday morning.
Their charges (all third-degree felonies) include: ?>>Making or receiving campaign contributions over or in excess of limits??>>Conspiracy to make or receive two or more campaign contributions over or in excess of limits??>>False swearing in connection with voting or elections
According to a warrant obtained by Local 10 News, investigators say Artiles offered to pay Rodriguez $50,000 — half during the election and half afterward — for Rodriguez to enter November’s District 37 state senate race, where he shared a last name with the incumbent Democrat candidate Jose Javier Rodriguez.
Republican challenger Ileana Garcia ultimately defeated Jose Javier Rodriguez by just 32 votes for that seat. The plant candidate Alex Rodriguez, a deep-in-debt machinery rep who actually lived two counties away from the district, got over 6,000 votes despite not actually campaigning, nor having actual political aspirations.
In this particular case, the fraud was successful. No doubt the Republican “winner” will feel no compunction about keeping the seat that was stolen on her behalf.
It truly is a useful guide for prosecutors. If Republicans accuse others of crimes, you know just what to look for.
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