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Former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez found guilty in corruption trial

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Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez found guilty of two felony corruption charges.

He was accused of taking $ 15,000 from a supermarket owner and his landlord in a failed effort to get a county ordinance changed.

The former elected official now faces up to 20 years in prison.

A relative of Martinez wailed as the verdict came in.

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74

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74

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78

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informal

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English

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55

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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