Former Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles was convicted by a Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury Monday evening, the latest fallout from the state’s 2020 “ghost candidates” scandal.

Former Sen. Frank Artiles will be sentenced sometime after Oct. 21. He was found guilty of campaign finance and voter registration violations.

A former state senator and target of a “ghost candidate” scheme that swayed a Miami-area legislative race spoke out Tuesday after the mastermind was found guilty.

While on the witness stand, during the Miami-Dade County trial against former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles, Alex Rodríguez admitted to being a sham candidate for the Florida Legislature in exchange for $50,

Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.

After more than two weeks of trial, jurors on Monday found former Republican State Senator Frank Artiles guilty of most of his charges in a “ghost candidate” scheme.

A jury has found former Republican State Senator Frank Artiles guilty of charges related to a "ghost candidate" scheme that helped flip a Miami-area state Senate seat in 2020.

A Miami jury found former state Sen. Frank Artiles guilty on three of four charges in the election conspiracy trial.

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.