In eight reports, Irizarry reported false campaign expenditures and lied about charitable donations made by the campaign, officials said. Kissimmee and Osceola County are located immediately south of Orlando.Īfter comparing bank records to Irizarry’s campaign treasure’s reports, inspectors said they identified a pattern of providing false information. State investigators said they began looking into Irizarry last year following allegations that he was paid to enter the Osceola County Commission District 4 race to affect its outcome. (AP) - A former city commissioner in central Florida accused of being a “ghost candidate” in a 2022 county commission race has been arrested on several campaign finance charges.įormer Kissimmee Commissioner Carlos Irizarry Sr., 67, of Buena Ventura Lakes, was arrested Friday on eight counts of willful certification of false or incomplete campaign treasure’s reports and six counts of deliberate failure to report campaign expenditures as required, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a news release.
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