There’s a growing list of people who think Miami Mayor Francis Suarez ought to resign his position in light of the exposé published this week by The Miami Herald, with details about just how much he blurs the lines between his private, for-profit life and his, ahem, “public service.” Former Miami Police chiefs Jorge Colina […]
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 […]
The head of the Miami Regional Operations Center of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement “retired” abruptly Thursday. A group of agents were called to a mandatory meeting Thursday morning and told that Special Agent in Charge Troy Walker had retired “effective immediately.” Walker, the first African-American to be named chief SAC at the Miami […]
It reads like they were pulling teeth. A transcript of the sworn statement of Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla by an attorney with the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust shows how well The Dean can channel a hard-headed high school sophomore. In his signature sarcastic style, ADLP and his attorney Ben […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finally suspended Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez Tuesday, three whole weeks after he was arrested on public corruption charges for allegedly taking $15,000 in exchange for sponsoring legislation that would benefit the owners of a shopping center and grocery store. Martinez, who attended the first budget hearing and voted against it, did […]
UPDATED: This story has been updated to add an additional name to the people on the list to replace Commissioner Joe Martinez. It’s just a matter of when. Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Wednesday, at a press conference about toll rebates, that he will eventually suspend Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, who was charged last […]
And has this been cooked so that his replacement does his bidding? Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez was charged with two felonies on Tuesday after a five-year investigation and posted bond. But he hasn’t resigned. Nor has he given any hint that he’s gonna. Will Martinez show up at the commission meeting on Thursday? Some people […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez spent five hours in jail Tuesday after he was charged with unlawful compensation for having sponsored legislation to change county code restrictions in exchange for $15,000. Legislation is going cheap these days! Martinez told reporters as he left that he could not talk about the arrest yet, but would speak — […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, who is scheduled to surrender himself Tuesday to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office on a public corruption charge, is the victim of a political attack, says his lawyer in a pair of statements that question the timing. After a five-year investigation, criminal charges will be filed against Martinez Tuesday, Miami-Dade State […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez — who everyone knows wants to run for county sheriff in 2024 — is said to be turning himself in to authorities Tuesday after a five-year public corruption investigation. Several sources who confirmed this to Ladra did not know who Martinez would surrender to, although the logical answer is the State […]