Tag: Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics

Oct 23, 2020 5:32 AM

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Cheating on Miami Beach police exams? Nothing to see here, move on, says county ethics boss

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A Miami Beach cop’s year-long effort to get county ethics officials to investigate credible allegations of cheating and other irregularities with the city’s exam process for promoting police officers has been snubbed.
Mar 4, 2020 5:06 AM

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Redemption and campaign contributions in North Bay Village

By Frank Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In North Bay Village, a tiny town with a big reputation for political upheaval, former commissioner Douglas Hornsby’s legal battle to redeem his reputation is creating an ethical dilemma for three current office holders whose campaigns he helped bankroll.
Sep 21, 2017 5:54 AM

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In Hialeah, money meant to feed poor kids pays for Las Vegas trip for city officials

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Two years ago, Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez signed off on spending $7,621 from a $10,000 corporate grant for feeding poor children. Instead, the money went to pay for airline tickets and posh hotel accommodations for himself, his chief of staff, a police detective and four other city employees to attend a parks and recreation conference in Las Vegas.
Aug 10, 2015 6:03 AM

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Trump, Gimenez let off easy after breaking lobbying laws, critics say

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Donald Trump’s efforts to take over management of a public golf course is at the center of a recently concluded Miami-Dade ethics commission probe that has come under fire for not admonishing the billionaire developer and county Mayor Carlos Gimenez for breaking local lobbying laws.