Jorge Gonzalez

Miami Beach Must Face Corruption Problems On Its Own, Says Inspector General

Last summer -- fresh off a corruption raid by the FBI -- the City of Miami Beach asked Miami-Dade Inspector General Chris Mazzella to help investigate its shady deals. This week, Mazzella gave the city an answer: Thanks, but no thanks. Mazzella tells New Times that his office simply doesn't have the ... More >>

Miami Beach Fire Department Is Aflame With Corruption and Abuse

Jorge Gonzalez, Ex-Miami Beach City Manager, Now Says He Might Run For Mayor

Jorge Gonzalez hasn't been seen or heard from in nearly seven months. That was July 8, when the then Miami Beach city manager stepped down amid public outrage over seemingly rampant corruption on the island.Now, however, Gonzalez is mulling a remarkable return to Miami Beach politics."I may run for ... More >>

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Miami Beach Firefighter, Dade Cop Sentenced For Running Cocaine

When Henry Bryant and Daniel Mack were caught last year trying to transport a few kilos of cocaine, the arrest sent shock waves well beyond the usual coke bust. That's because Bryant was a Miami Beach firefighter and Mack was a Miami-Dade cop. Their arrest came in a public corruption smackdown that ... More >>

Miami Beach's Former Procurement Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges UPDATE

For more than a decade, Gus Lopez ran Miami Beach's procurement department, directing bids for multimillion projects. It's a vital job in a development hub like South Beach -- and a job rife with opportunities for collusion and corruption. Earlier this year, Lopez was investigated for allegedly givi ... More >>

Miami Beach Commissioners Still Aren't Sure Why They Gave Axed Manager Jorge Gonzalez an Extra Payday

Miami Beach Commissioners Still Unsure Why They Gave Extra Cash To Ousted Manager

June's Miami Beach commission meeting ended with what seemed like a heartfelt bit of humanity. Commissioners agreed to keep axed City Manager Jorge Gonzalez on the books for another nine months while he burned vacation days so his family could keep its health insurance.But this is Miami Beach, the m ... More >>

Plains Premieres New "Stains" Music Video: Pillow Fights, Wild Dogs, Funnest Road Trips

Life with Miami indie crew Plains is just a big bag of giggles and kibble. Proof: The band's new music video for single "Stains," a short cinematic road diary that shows the guys having pillow fights in hotel rooms, hanging out in the woods with wild dogs, and playing music for people. But what's ... More >>

Memorial Day 2012: Fifteen Best Rap Parties in Miami and South Beach

See also "Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami." The Beach is about to get flooded, son. At this very moment, there are 250,000 rappers, DJs, celebs, porn stars, strippers, and regular people packing the Hummer full of champagne, cash money, and 12 changes of clothes. ... More >>

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Miami Beach: Corruption Central

Miami Beach City Manager Jorge Gonzalez Promises Reforms As He Fights For His Job UPDATE

Miami Beach residents are happy, the city is a well-oiled machine and -- despite a string of embarrassments by the police and a mass FBI corruption bust last month -- the majority of city employees do good work. That was City Manager Jorge Gonzalez's upbeat message, at least, to an angry, packed roo ... More >>

Miami Beach Cop Punches Handcuffed Spring Breaker In the Face (Video)

The Miami Beach Police Department's brass probably winces anytime they hear the words "You Tube" these days. After this past year -- when their cops were caught on tape killing a Memorial Day Weekend visitor and speeding recklessly around South Beach -- amateur video is a recipe for MBPD heartburn.T ... More >>

Miami Beach Officials Arrested In Bribery Sting Had Awful Records, Yet Still Made Six Figures

When the FBI swooped into Miami Beach last week to arrest seven city workers for extorting thousands from a South Beach club, the higher-ups in City Hall shouldn't have been shocked. The Miami Herald got their hands on the personnel records of the five code officers and two fire inspectors busted by ... More >>

South Beach Plans for Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks

South Beach Prepares For Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks on Tap

​Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it lasts, because you're only a few weeks away from the massive crowds of Memorial Day weekend.Even w ... More >>

Sebadoh, Jacuzzi Boys, and Plains at Grand Central in Miami, January 18

​See the full 30-photo Sebadoh at Grand Central slideshow. Sebadoh With Jacuzzi Boys and Plains Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Better Than: "Brand New Love" on a boat. Less than 24 hours before setting sail aboard the first-ever Weezer Cruise, totally essential alternative t ... More >>

Art Thief Jorge Gonzalez Arrested Again After Defrauding Victims Out of Millions

​Just in time for Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Dade Police have taken Jorge Gonzalez, an alleged art thief, out of the galleries and into the slammer. Police believe more of Gonzalez's victims may be out there, however, and that the total amount of his fraud and theft could have cost victims more ... More >>

Carlos Noriega Is Done As Beach Chief; Bid Him Farewell By Remembering His Biggest Screw Ups

​The reign of Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega is all but officially over. The chief was scheduled to retire on December 31st, but City Manager Jorge Gonzalez has announced that the chief will use his leftover vacation days, and has now officially relinquished control of the department. As ... More >>

Three More Miami Beach Cops Punished For Lying, Failing Duties In Drunken ATV Crash UPDATED

Derick Kuilan, right, on the night of the crash​For weeks after a joyriding Miami Beach cop crashed his ATV following a night of on-duty drinking on Ocean Drive, some in the department have argued that a couple rogue cops were to blame. That argument won't hold water today with the release of ... More >>

Miami Beach's Jerry Libbin Wants An Urban Beach Weekend Curfew

​Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin says a curfew imposed for next year's South Beach Memorial Day festivities may be in order.Libbin, in response to two police shootings that left seven injured and one dead early Monday, wrote on his Facebook page that the "mayhem on the streets of Miami Beach ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Plains - "Stuck in the Night"

Newer-ish outfit Plains is poised to release a brand new 7" single this Friday at Bar and here at Crossfade we're pleased to share with you the B-side to that effort, "Stuck in the Night." This band comes with a pretty good pedigree. Technically the brainchild of Honor Roll's Michael McGinnis, he's ... More >>

Miami Beach spending $5 million for spotty Wi-Fi

Why Are Miami Beach Taxpayers Spending $5 Million on Wi-Fi that Doesn't Work?

The announcement came in October with much ado and a "wire cutting" outside Miami Beach City Hall.Image via Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The free wi-fi works great here on Lincoln Road, but good luck logging in at your condo.​"We are the first in the country to have a free citywide hotspot," City Manag ... More >>

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