Under fire, Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago sues Cuban radio station for libel

Under fire, Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago sues Cuban radio station for libel

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago does not like to be challenged or criticized. He has recently taken to calling his critics — which include award-winning documentary filmmaker Billy Corben, award-winning journalist Roberto Rodriguez Tejera and yours truly — mercenaries paid to smear him. That’s old news. He’s again copying his idol, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, […]

Renier Diaz de la Portilla got immunity in corruption case vs brother Alex

Renier Diaz de la Portilla got immunity in corruption case vs brother Alex

The public corruption charges against Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla and attorney/lobbyist Bill Riley Jr. revolve around the two political campaigns waged by the lawmaker’s baby brother, Renier Diaz de la Portilla: The 2020 race for county commission and a 2022 judicial contest. An arrest affidavit lays out the scheme as having begun […]

Alex Diaz de la Portilla is suspended after arrest on public corruption charges

Alex Diaz de la Portilla is suspended after arrest on public corruption charges

That was fast. It took just about 24 hours for Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, after his arrest this week on charges of money laundering, bribery, criminal conspiracy and other public corruption and campaign finance violations. In contrast, it took three weeks for DeSantis to suspend former Miami-Dade […]

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has business with accused money launderer

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has business with accused money launderer

The land-use attorney and lobbyist arrested Thursday on money laundering, criminal conspiracy and political corruption charges also has business ties with Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago. William “Bill” Riley Jr. was one of the four real estate agents registered along with Lago at the brokerage owned by former Hialeah Councilman Oscar de la Rosa, who […]

Miami’s Alex Diaz de la Portilla arrested on corruption, pay-for-play park deal

Miami’s Alex Diaz de la Portilla arrested on corruption,  pay-for-play park deal

Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was arrested Thursday on money laundering and political corruption charges — including unlawful compensation, bribery and criminal conspiracy — after a yearlong investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Broward State Attorney’s office. These charges do not stem from the shakedown of the Rickenbacker Marina […]

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