The Miami Herald appropriate calls it the year of the bust. That’s because 2013 was particularly packed with political corruption — or at least the kind we found out about, anyway. But it was also the year of disgust as electeds promoted corporate welfare for the millionaire owner of the Miami Dolphins, another millionaire bought […]
Looks like Congressman Joe Garcia‘s former campaign consultant-turned-chief of staff could be doing time. Jeffrey “No Relation” Garcia, who admitted immediately to a scam that generated hundreds of unauthorized absentee ballot requests in last year’s Congressional race, has reportedly reached a plea agreement and will be sentenced to 90 days in jail. His crime: illegally […]
Everybody knew it would happen: Hialeah boletera Deisy Cabrera got a sweet deal in which she does one year probation for her part in the collecting of absentee ballots in last year’s primary, during which she was caught with dozens of ballots. But it still feels like a shot in the gut. Is anybody else […]
Finally, the third time is the charm. After two reset hearings, accused Hialeah boletero Sergio “Tio” Robaina will be in court Wednesday — but only to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges in exchange for a year’s probation. Oh, and prosecutors will drop the felony charges stemming from his tampering with the ballot of a woman […]
Maybe Deisy Cabrera, the Hialeah boletera, did get an anniversary present from Mayor Carlos “Not So Golden Boy” Gimenez after all. It appears that at least 16 of the investigators from the public corruption unit have been transferred to other divisions, like the economic crimes bureau, homicide, narcotics, the warrants bureau and even the marine […]
Happy Anniversary Deisy Cabrera. Today marks one year from the day that the Hialeah boletera was detained and questioned by Miami-Dade Police after she was followed for two days and videotaped while she went in and out of the post office, the Hialeah district office for Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo — who was later implicated […]