Number	17504
Subject	Money And Politics
Source	WTVJ-TV (Miami)
State	FL
Year	2000
Publication Date	Nov. 27, 28
Summary	An NBC 6/WTVJ-TV investigation examines potential waste of public money which Miami International Airport has given over three years to the Latin Chamber of Commerce, known by the acronym CAMACOL The story reveals that "to pay for its annual hemispheric trade conference, the county [Dade] has given CAMACOL nearly a million and a half dollars" taken from a fund meant to promote the airport. The investigation discovers that CAMACOL "could not justify how it directly benefits the airport," and sheds light on the Latin chamber's significant political clout and close relationships with "politicians like Miami-Dade mayor Alex Penelas." The report details "serious questions raised by auditors and other government officials about how CAMACOL had spent the money."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	15
Keywords	TAPE;TRANSCRIPT;Federal Aviation Administration;public money;Hispanic;Latin America;Caribbean;hemispheric
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