Tag: Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office
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Homestead PD accused of covering up for amorous detective
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Homestead’s police chief demoted and briefly suspended a city detective who an internal investigation found began an intimate relationship with an alleged crime victim and later arrested her ex-boyfriend after consulting her about its timing. -
Charge it! North Miami Beach officials racked up $1.4 million in unauthorized purchases on city credit cards, report says
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Dozens of North Miami Beach officials, including fired City Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey III and three current city commissioners, racked up $1.4 million in unauthorized purchases on their city-issued credit cards between 2020 and the first three months of this year, according to a recently concluded investigation. -
Trust at issue as Miami-Dade ethics commission takes big step away from transparency
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In a blow to transparency, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust is no longer posting its investigative reports online. And soon, the ethics commission will remove other public documents that have been available on its website for years. -
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. -
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‘Invisible’ crime: Immigrant scams are big business in South Florida, but few crooks caught
By Joseph A. Mann Jr.
FloridaBulldog.org
Infamous as the setting for many cases of high-profile financial fraud and chicanery, South Florida is also home to a relatively unknown scam that targets the region’s large immigrant population, bilking many of them for thousands of dollars for “expert” immigration services that are never delivered, a Florida Bulldog investigation has found.
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