Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo is gone, but his shadow is still hanging out in City Hall.
Acevedo was fired Thursday after a 5-hour hearing in front of the city commission who tried real hard, with the help of the city manager, to make it look like it was because of eight specific job issues, which include failure to report damage to his car, gaffes with members of the public, taking time off without reporting it and accusing three commissioners of misconduct.
But the city of Miami is still following up, allegedly, on the latter — the abuse of office allegations that Acevedo made last month against the Three Amigos, Commissioners Joe Carollo, Alex Diaz de la Portilla and Manolo Reyes, who, Acevedo said, interfered with police investigation and used police and code enforcement to go after their political enemies.
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At the first special meeting last month to discuss Acevedo’s actions and future with the city, Reyes moved to have an “independent investigator” look into the allegations that the chief made against them. He or she will have the ability to issue subpoenas through Commissioner Jeffrey Watson.
City Attorney Victoria Mendez was put in charge of finding someone. She told Ladra last week that she had begun to comprise a “not exhaustive” list of 69 names. Some are very familiar, including former Miami Commissioner Willy Gort, who is now on the Miami-Dade Commission of Ethics and Public Trust, and former Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina.
One name seems unlikely: former Doral Police Chief and Carollo chief of staff Richie Blom, who was fired after he complained that Loco Joe went on “profanity laden rants” whenever someone “unwelcome” was treated well. Hmmm. Wasn’t part of Acevedo’s firing because he didn’t intervene in a profanity laden rant by his Number 2? Blom also complained about Carollo’s constant harassment of a Little Havana businessman the commissioner targeted as a political enemy.
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So it is doubtful that Mendez is truly considering him and Ladra has to wonder if this “not exhaustive” list is real.
A shortlist has been requested, as well as an explanation of how this will work. Will the investigator present his findings to the commission? To the police? To an outside agency? This is why we can’t trust this process and need a real and independent investigative agency to conduct the inquiry.
Meanwhile, these are the people Mendez is supposed to be considering:
- Israel Reyes
- Jerald Bagley
- Gary Winston
- Rodolfo Llanes
- Jorge Colina
- Manny Orosa
- Paul Phillips
- Wifredo Ferrer
- Craig Leen
- Ian Moffet
- Richie Blom
- Averil Dorsett
- Brian Barakat
- Charles Mays
- David Kubiliun
- David Markus
- Dori Foster-Morales
- Eric Padron
- Flora Seff
- Hillah (Katz) Mendez
- Jarret Wolfe
- Jason Bloch
- John Priovolos
- Jonathan Davidoff
- Jordan Lewin
- Pepe Herrera
- Joseph Rosenbaum
- Michael Band
- Katie Phang
- Khurrum Wahid
- Carmen Vizcaino
- Leonard Glick
- Liz Hernandez
- Luis Taborda
- Markenzy Lapointe
- Jacqueline Arango
- Martin Zilber
- Melba Pearson
- Mimi Turin
- Neal Sonnet
- Roy Black
- Nelson Bellido
- Nick Basco
- Olga Ramirez-Seijas
- PJ Mitchell
- Pablo Tamayo
- Pat Dray
- Andres Rivero
- Ramon Javier
- Ramon de la Cabada
- Raul Chacon
- Ray McGhee
- Rey Dorta
- Omar Ortega
- Robert Pertierra
- Roderick Vereen
- Roger Cabrera
- Sabrina Vora Puglisi
- Scott Silverman
- Sherri Romano
- Stan Blake
- Stephen Hunter Johnson
- Suzie Brown Vazquez
- Tammy Forrest
- Teresa Williams
- Thomas Bowman
- Todd Michaels
- Trudy Novicki
- Wifredo Gort
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A Blind men Investigating a Blind men ? Let’s Remember What Rebeca Told The Ethics ” Remember Who pays Your $ 2 Million Budget ” Me and this BCC !
Someone can file a formal complaint with the Miami Dade County Ethics and Public trust Agency as well as the Miami Dade County Inspector General’s office and they will have to investigate as well .come on people ! Let’s have some fun .All these connected political hacks will be like 🐀 rat’s running for cover .Problem with these Miami Dade County Agency’s is they work for the Political connected not the people who pay taxes to pay their outrageous salaries. Look how much the Miami Dade County General Counsel Attorney Martha Perez is making at Miami Dade County Ethics and Public trust. They cover up everything with no accountability as they’re non elected Government office workers.
Investigation? That would be a good idea if the FBI did it!
The Reality is that on her List Names like Willie Gort that got a Botella Job at COE , Could that be The Best They Could DO in a County W/O ETHICS ?
Hahahahaha! That’s really funny! Thank you for the Saturday morning convulsive laugh. I needed that. Que vergûenza dan!
Can one of these “investigators” investigate the claims Alex DLP lives outside his district? And is Carollo still living outside his district? Maybe someone could review the Sargent At Arms logs? Where do the commissioners get dropped off at night?
” Old gringo joke but, not sure how to translate it for the three amigas.
“When you find yourself at the bottom of a deep hole, stop digging”.
Yes that is an Anglo joke but the Miami Hispanic version of the joke is ” Regardless of what you do , how self serving , corrupt we will reelect you ” .
Not an expert on Miami but without exception I see the same thing here as far as things simply fade away over time and by time I mean rather fast .
This will not be an exception and EVERY Commissioner will sadly be reelected perhaps in a month tops two months this is just another Miami memory as the Cosa Nostra keeps on rolling .
I noticed that DA Rundle was nowhere to be found during this but then again she works for the Commissioners .
Old gringo joke but, not sure how to translate it for the three amigas.
“When you find yourself at the bottom of a deep hole, stop digging”.
Direct contact between City Commissioners, and employees of the City , for the purpose of directing action, orienting policy, is prohibited by the Charter, and It’s the responsability of the Manager, as Chief Administrative Officer. So if some of our Commissioners spoke with Mr. Acevedo in orden to orient his conduct while in the performance of his job, is foul, right off the bat!
It is time for an investigator with the balls and gravitas to hold these commissioners and Mayor feet to the fire, the one, the only, Alex “No Paga Ese Ticket” Hanna!