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Sancho

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5. Seems like a fun event for FL GOPers and their escorts!!
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 01:19 PM
Apr 2017
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/hooters-calendar-girl-and-playboy-miss-social-were-frank-artiles-paid/2321199

Hooters 'calendar girl' and Playboy 'Miss Social' were Frank Artiles' paid consultants

But the long list of expenditures filed with the Florida Division of Elections by Artiles' political committee, Veterans for Conservative Principles, also raised some questions. Why did the committee hire a former Hooters "calendar girl" and a Playboy model with no political experience as "consultants?" Were the payments related to a trip to the Kentucky Derby or a fishing tournament in Key West? What was the more than $51,000 in reimbursements to Artiles for?


According to the spending reports at the Florida Division of Elections, Artiles' committee paid $17,672 to Churchill Downs on March 17 to reserve a box for a "fundraiser" at the Kentucky Derby. It also made a payment of $4,236 to Louisville's Galt House Hotel.


Two days after the May 7 Kentucky Derby, Thomas and Singletary each received checks for $600 for "consulting." Both declined to comment. It's not know whether either attended the Derby.

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