Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Miami Beach Mayor Indicted Over Funds
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Miami Beach Mayor Alex Daoud was indicted on federal charges of racketeering, extortion and money laundering. Daoud faces 41 counts charging him with running the city government of Miami Beach, a city of 93,000, “through a pattern of racketeering activity.” Prosecutors said he was expected to be arraigned today and be released on a $500,000 surety bond. Daoud has said he would not seek reelection.
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