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At a Miami Beach Commission meeting on Jan. 19, 2011, City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez, and Commissioner Jonah Wolfson recognized Jose Alberto (center, white shirt) for his services. (photo via Flickr) (Click image to enlarge) |
UPDATE x1: Miami Herald's David Smiley tweets:
Lead code compliance administrator (not director) Jose Alberto among the arrested. Longtime city employee.
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) April 11, 2012
One MiamDade cop also arrested in Miami Beach public corruption probe. Shaking down nightclubs is the word.
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) April 11, 2012
5 Miami Beach code enforcemnt officers and two firefighters arrested, city has been told. Mayor Bower "I'm horrified."
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) April 11, 2012
Details are sketchy, but I've learned that the FBI has arrested several City of Miami Beach employees this morning.
I'm told the arrests stem from a "local public corruption investigation" concerning the City of Miami Beach Code Compliance office.
I'm told at least three employees of the Code Compliance office have been arrested.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami has scheduled a 1pm press conference to release details on the investigation and arrests.
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When I still lived in Miami Beach, I had too many dealings with Code Compliance and actually had a hearing in which the Code Compliance "Officer" committed demonstrable perjury. Of course it didn't make any difference to the fossilized "Hearing Officer," who presided over the hearing, so I had to pay the fine. I hope they really clean up the scum this time.
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