Category: Miami Gardens
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Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert won’t be prosecuted despite ‘troubling’ Infiniti QX80 lease using mom’s credit card
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert III enters the homestretch of his Miami-Dade County Commission race, public corruption prosecutors recently revealed unsavory conduct on his part during his previous campaign for elected office. -
Miami Gardens mayor, commissioners took hundreds of thousands of dollars from strip club, a casino and Miami Dolphins
ByFrancisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Elected officials in Miami Gardens routinely accept private donations from Tootsie’s Cabaret, Calder Casino, the Miami Dolphins and other nearby businesses and city vendors without publicly disclosing any potential conflicts of interest to their constituents. -
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State attorney, SEC close probes of Miami Gardens officials with no criminal charges or sanctions
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
After being probed by local, state and federal authorities for more than a year, Miami Gardens officials have come out mostly unscathed after the two investigations. -
Hey, big spenders: Miami Gardens council members love their city debit cards
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
There’s no arguing that Miami Gardens Councilman David Williams Jr. is a big fan of Arline’s Soul & Seafood Restaurant. City records show that from Jan. 1, 2014 to March 31, 2018, Williams’ city-issued “P-Card,” a debit card, was used to pay $1,821 for 58 visits… -
Mayor’s campaign probed for $14,000 donation to company sharing his law office
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert says his reelection campaign is under investigation for making a $14,000 donation to a company that shares office space with his private law practice. -
Miami Gardens mayor led effort to give city property to a firm owned by woman he later married
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Call them the ingredients seasoning the latest drama to roil Miami-Dade’s third most populous city: a mayor’s romance, a sweetheart contract and a $12,300 earmark.
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