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Political Corruption

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Seven Miami Beach Code Inspectors and Firefighters (Plus a Dade Cop) Busted for Nightclub and Cocaine Shenanigans

    Seven Miami Beach employees and a Miami-Dade cop found themselves hit with public corruption charges today in two separate cases. In the first, code compliance officers and firefighters allegedly accepted cash payoffs from South Beach nightclubs to ignore code issues that might have closed the estab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Andre Pierre Caught On Tape Talking Shady Vote With Landlord Tied To Corruption Probe

    How is Andre Pierre still running North Miami and not awaiting trial on corruption charges? State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has some splainin' to do after a Miami Herald report this morning ties Pierre even more closely to the corruption charges filed against his nephew last year.The new t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Luther Campbell Appointed To Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority

    ​Former county mayoral candidate and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has a new gig. Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has appointed the former 2 Live Crew frontman to serve on the board of the Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority, which was recently given ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Otis Wallace, Florida City's "mayor for life," is corrupt with power

    ​Former county mayoral candidate and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has a new gig. Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has appointed the former 2 Live Crew frontman to serve on the board of the Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority, which was recently given ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Opa-locka Mayor's Husband, Son and Sister Arrested for Campaign Fund Fraud

    Family drama and political corruption have collided in Opa-locka this afternoon as three immediate family members of the town's Mayor Myra Taylor were rounded up and arrested for campaign fund fraud.John Taylor, the mayor's husband, Demetrius Taylor, her son, and Elvira Smith, her sister, all now fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Terence Pinder, Former Opa-locka Politico, Beats One Criminal Case, Two More To Go

    Terence PinderAn Opa-locka official booted from office six years ago won't be prosecuted for the crimes that got him thrown out in the first place. Banana Republican has learned that the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office has quietly dropped multiple grand theft and official misconduct felony charge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Miami Lakes Council Members Under Sunshine Law Investigation After New Times Plea

    Wanted: Sunshine Law Violators. ​Well, well, it appears a clandestine bar meeting by three Miami Lakes Town council members has caught the attention of law enforcement officials. One month after Miami New Times asked the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office to investigate Tim Daubert, Nelson Hernand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Your Riptide Guide to Today's Elections (With Help From Mickey Rourke)

    ​Hey, it's your favorite morning of the year! The one where you stumble out of bed to realize you spent the night next to a stranger dressed like Muammar Gaddafi (too soon?), scrape the caked zombie makeup off your face and stumble to work through a grade-five hangover. But then on the way, you ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Raul Martinez Is Sorry He Paved The Way For Julio Robaina

    Raul Martinez with his old-protege-turned-enemy Julio Robaina​Last time Raul Martinez ran for elected office, he got handed his only and worst defeat of his political career. He was part of a Democratic tag team that was supposed to topple the Diaz-Balart oligarchy controlling two of Miami's Hispa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Richard Scruggs Goes From Public Corruption to Gang Busting

    Richard Scruggs​The public corruption unit at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is getting quite a makeover. Longtime unit chief Joe Centorino will soon depart to take on a new gig as executive director of the Miami-Dade ethics commission. And assistant state attorney Richard Scruggs is now w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Opa-Locka Mayor Myra Taylor Fined $1,500 In Ethics Complaint

    Opa-Locka Mayor Myra Taylor​Opa-Locka could use some good news. Unfortunately, it's not forthcoming. This past July 26, the city's mayor Myra Taylor agreed to pay a $1,500 fine and receive a public reprimand from the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission.An investigation revealed that in 2009 and 2010, whe ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2011

    White and Hispanic elites lie

    Opa-Locka Mayor Myra Taylor​Opa-Locka could use some good news. Unfortunately, it's not forthcoming. This past July 26, the city's mayor Myra Taylor agreed to pay a $1,500 fine and receive a public reprimand from the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission.An investigation revealed that in 2009 and 2010, whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    The Nonblack Elites Lie Again

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wages war against Miami's elitist secret society.If you are an African American civic leader in Miami, you're better off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia's Campaign Finances Under Review

    ​Less than a week after New Times reported that Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia was in foreclosure and has failed to pay both property and business taxes, prosecutors are eying his campaign finances.Joe Centorino, the Miami-Dade assistant state attorney in charge of public corruption, confirmed ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2011

    Opa-locka Police accused of massive corruption

    ​Less than a week after New Times reported that Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia was in foreclosure and has failed to pay both property and business taxes, prosecutors are eying his campaign finances.Joe Centorino, the Miami-Dade assistant state attorney in charge of public corruption, confirmed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Vote Yes On Question #56 And Fight Public Corruption

    Norman Braman's advice to voters notwithstanding, there is a measure on the ballot that deserves a resoundingly emphatic YES! And that is the question asking voters to make the Miami-Dade Inspector General's office a permenant part of the county's home rule charter -- in effect our local constitutio ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2011

    Lil Wayne and other famous Miamians owe the IRS millions in back taxes

    Norman Braman's advice to voters notwithstanding, there is a measure on the ballot that deserves a resoundingly emphatic YES! And that is the question asking voters to make the Miami-Dade Inspector General's office a permenant part of the county's home rule charter -- in effect our local constitutio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Michelle Spence-Jones Acquitted Of Bribery Charge

    UPDATE: Miami-Dade State Attorney Kath​erine Fernandez Rundle stands by her decision to prosecute Michelle Spence-Jones for bribery, claiming the judge presiding over the suspended Miami city commissioner's trial screwed up the verdict's outcome. "We disagree with the judge's interpretation o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Michelle Spence-Jones Trial Begins Today

    Michelle Spence-Jones gets her day in court. ​The Michelle Spence-Jones public corruption saga is entering its final act. Her trial on grand theft and bribery charges begins today.Since her initial arrest in November 2009, days following her reelection to the Miami City Commission, Spence-Jones h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Back in Black History

    Michelle Spence-Jones gets her day in court. ​The Michelle Spence-Jones public corruption saga is entering its final act. Her trial on grand theft and bribery charges begins today.Since her initial arrest in November 2009, days following her reelection to the Miami City Commission, Spence-Jones h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Mitchell Burroughs Admits to Embezzling $12K from County Parks Department

    ​Mitchell Burroughs, a Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation manager, might have been spending $12,000 in county money on his own recreation. The manager of the Westwind Lakes Park at 6805 SW 152 Ave. has been arrested and reportedly admitted to embezzling cash and checks.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Katherine Fernandez Rundle Mum On Barbara Carey-Shuler's Reversal

    ​Miami-Dade's top cop is great at putting on a show for the local press corps. Flanked by her public corruption lieutenants and other law enforcers this past November 13, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle stood before a roomful of reporters to announce the arrest of then-Miami c ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    Another victim of Tomás Regalado's botched corruption probe files suit

    ​Miami-Dade's top cop is great at putting on a show for the local press corps. Flanked by her public corruption lieutenants and other law enforcers this past November 13, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle stood before a roomful of reporters to announce the arrest of then-Miami c ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Tomas Regalado gets revenge

    ​Miami-Dade's top cop is great at putting on a show for the local press corps. Flanked by her public corruption lieutenants and other law enforcers this past November 13, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle stood before a roomful of reporters to announce the arrest of then-Miami c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Alex Martinez's Charges Dropped As Regalado's 'Corruption Probe' Falls Apart

    In early April, Mayor Tomas Regalado stood before a packed room of reporters and politicos at the Miami Police Department to praise the results of a sweeping corruption probe. Regalado's corruption probe has turned into a black eye for his administration.​"This is not another black eye for t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    America Got Jacked

    In early April, Mayor Tomas Regalado stood before a packed room of reporters and politicos at the Miami Police Department to praise the results of a sweeping corruption probe. Regalado's corruption probe has turned into a black eye for his administration.​"This is not another black eye for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Kathy Fernandez Rundle Slams Regalado's 'Corruption' Crackdown

    Speaking to a jam-packed room of reporters, cops, and politicians yesterday, Mayor Tomas Regalado trumpeted eight corruption arrests as proof of his commitment to cleaning up city government. ​"For the first time ever in the City of Miami, we have an anti corruption department," Regalado crow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    UPDATED: Eight Named in Miami City Hall Corruption Sweep

    Eight City of Miami officials and members of local charities were arrested today on corruption charges.The busts involved an array of unrelated scams -- and come as the city's finances are under intense scrutiny by federal officials. ​Mayor Tomas Regalado portrayed the arrests as the culmina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Miami Is the Sixth Most Miserable City in America

    ​We dreamed a dream in time gone by. When hope was high and life worth living. But the corrupt politicians come at night with their voices soft as thunder. As they tear your mortgages apart and they turn your job to shame.Yes, we here in Miami are apparently les misérables. So miserable, in fact, ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2009

    Milton Hirsch removes backers in search of judge's seat

    ​We dreamed a dream in time gone by. When hope was high and life worth living. But the corrupt politicians come at night with their voices soft as thunder. As they tear your mortgages apart and they turn your job to shame.Yes, we here in Miami are apparently les misérables. So miserable, in fact, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2009

    Rev. Gaston Smith Scores Victory Over Richard Scruggs

    Late Friday, at 9:05 p.m., Miami-Dade Judge Beatrice Butchko dealt a serious blow to stateC. StilesGaston Smith's public corruption trial begins this week, but prosecutors won't be allowed to use incriminating recordings​ prosecutors' case against a popular pastor in Miami's black community.B ... More >>

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Inside the Country Club Community Council

    "Gus" Exposito played hardball in unincorporated Miami-Dade for as long as he could

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