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Samantha J. Gross - Miami Herald
Samantha J. Gross

Miami Herald

  1. Florida GOP bill would further shield names of dark money donors
    Jan. 20, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota.
  2. Records: Tallahassee strategist helped boost ghost candidates with dark money ad buy
    Jan. 19, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Voters in Senate District 37 received dark money-funded mailers that featured little-known, no-party candidate Alex Rodriguez. The mailers aimed to “confuse” voters.
  3. Dark-money group asks judge to block bank records that would reveal donors
    Jan. 11, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Authorities take pictures of former state Senator Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
  5. Prominent Florida political consultants may face criminal charges in sham candidate case
    Jan. 5, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Authorities take pictures of former state Sen. Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
  6. Adviser to Florida House Democrats resigns amid reports of ties to 2020 scheme
    Dec. 3, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Members of the Florida House of Representatives work during a legislative session April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  7. Florida Democrats also used dark money group that paid for sham candidate mailers
    Nov. 19, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Voters in Senate District 37 received dark money-funded mailers that featured little-known, no-party candidate Alex Rodriguez. The mailers aimed to “confuse” voters.
  8. Amid protests in Cuba, DeSantis announces $25 million for Miami ‘Freedom Tower’
    Nov. 15, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    The nearly century-old Freedom Tower, built in 1925 as the headquarters for the Miami News, served as the central location for processing and documenting Cuban refugees fleeing to Miami during the Cold War. The building now serves as offices and museum space for Miami Dade College in downtown Miami.
  9. Trial on Florida’s straw senate candidates delayed two months
    Oct. 19, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  10. Top Florida GOP operatives paid by dark money group under investigation
    Aug. 31, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Voters in Senate District 37 received dark money-funded mailers that featured little-known, no-party candidate Alex Rodriguez. The mailers aimed to “confuse” voters.
  11. Scam candidate’s message to Florida voters: ‘I’m deeply sorry’
    Aug. 24, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Alexis Rodriguez, the no-party candidate involved in an alleged vote-siphoning scheme in Miami, entered into a plea agreement Monday alongside his attorney, William Barzee.
  12. State law enforcement reviewing Central Florida Senate race, but no investigation yet
    Aug. 24, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, an election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections, in Doral, Florida.
  13. Artiles helped a candidate in another 2020 Senate race, records show
    Aug. 20, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
  14. No-party candidate in Miami election fraud case will testify against Artiles
    Aug. 20, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  15. Donations to Fried, Crist campaigns linked to dark money group in election fraud case
    Aug. 18, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist
  16. Artiles worked with GOP firm Data Targeting on Senate races
    July 28, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  17. ‘Can someone help me get out?’ 911 calls from Surfside condo collapse
    July 14, 2021• Florida
    The partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida Thursday, June 24, 2021.
  18. Nikki Fried’s first month fundraising trails Crist, DeSantis
    July 6, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, is seeking her party's nomination for governor in 2022.
  19. Ahead of Frank Artiles’ trial, top Florida political players scrutinized
    June 23, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on March 18.
  20. Republican research firm subpoenaed in Miami spoiler candidate case
    June 11, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  21. No-party candidate in Florida Senate race agrees to ethics violations
    June 8, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Authorities take pictures of former state Senator Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
  22. Fried amended financial disclosure before campaign announcement
    June 2, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, is seeking her party's nomination for governor in 2022.
  23. Nikki Fried announces bid for Florida governor, showdown with DeSantis
    June 1, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    FILE- In this Nov. 2, 2019, Nikki Fried, Democratic candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, speaks during a campaign rally, in Miami. Fried, the only Democrat currently holding statewide office, has teased a June 1 date to publicly announce whether she will run for Florida governor. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
  24. Two Florida Republicans break ranks, vote for commission on Jan. 6 attack
    May 20, 2021• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Protesters storm the U.S. Capitol and halt a joint session of the 117th Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C..