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Bacardi funds draw watchdog's scrutiny

A watchdog group's complaint alleged that corporate resources were used illegally in support of Sen. Mel Martinez at a Miami fundraiser.

SOURCE: Lesley Clark // The Miami Herald

8 Aug 2006 // A watchdog group has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Bacardi and Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez, alleging the Miami-based liquor company ''illegally used corporate resources'' to raise as much as $60,000 for Martinez's 2004 run for the U.S. Senate.

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Bacardi funds draw watchdog's scrutiny

A watchdog group's complaint alleged that corporate resources were used illegally in support of Sen. Mel Martinez at a Miami fundraiser.

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