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Feds investigating Marlins ballpark deal

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Federal authorities are investigating a multimillion-dollar deal that brought the new Miami Marlins ballpark to life.

The Miami Herald is reporting that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether any part of the $634 million deal involving the new Marlins stadium violated federal securities laws.

According to the report, the SEC subpoenaed the Marlins organization, Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami and demanded details about the deal, 80 percent of which was financed by city and county taxpayers.



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