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  Ethics case drags on over senator's [Alex Diaz de la Portilla] claims of poverty
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Last EditedCBlock941  Aug 09, 2005 08:08am
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News DateTuesday, August 9, 2005 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description TALLAHASSEE - The case against state Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla has gone on so long, even the judge is unhappy.

The case has already sparked a new law that makes lobbyists ineligible to serve on the Florida Elections Commission. It could even jeopardize the agency, which is charged with upholding campaign finance laws. A new study may result in lawmakers' abolishing or limiting the commission.

The case began after Diaz de la Portilla, R-Miami, won a special election in 2000 and was subsequently accused of violating campaign finance laws by accepting $10,000 in cash and failing to report $144,000 in other contributions and $68,000 in expenditures.
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