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David Villano | 6/1/2006
Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez is under fire for building a 5,300-sq.-ft. home using free services from two contractors and a board member of the powerful Latin Builders Association. While the county's ethics commission has cleared Martinez of wrongdoing, county Mayor Carlos Alvarez and others have criticized him for creating a possible conflict of interest

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