Wednesday, March 09, 2011

WHY WON'T SHE GO AFTER THE REAL CORRUPTION???

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Tamarac Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco was arrested and "charged with unlawful compensation, bribery, official misconduct and conspiracy to commit unlawful compensation. She had been under investigation by the Broward State Attorney’s Office for allowing developers Bruce and Shawn Chait to contribute $21,000 through a political action committee to support her 2006 campaign in exchange for favorable votes involving the development company..."

Let's see:

1. Billboard companies give money to the Mayor's campaign, and his daughter's campaign for School Board, the attorney for a billboard promoter writes a new billboard law inside the Mayor's office, the City Commissioners approve illegal billboards, and go as far as to sell space on the City of Miami Police Department building to a billboard company.

2. Gambling machine interests give money to the Mayor's campaign and that of his daughter's campaign for School Board, the Mayor passes a law making illegal machines legal, tries to prevent the Chief of Police from confiscating gambling machines.

3. Phantom Mayor Armando Gutierrez (who also ran Regalado and Raquelita's campaign) gets a sweetheart land deal for his client Rusty Pelican after they donate to the Mayor and Raquelita's campaign.

Bottom line...

The Broward State Attorney's Office IS DOING IT'S JOB.

Why can't Kathy Fernandez Rundle do hers???


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Katherine Fernandez Rundle makes very little sense.  Here she is going after Michelle Spence Jones on weak evidence while the rest of Miami continues to swim along in a sea of corruption.

The headlines tell the story:


And when Codina took the stand he "then lashed out at Scruggs, saying the prosecutor purposely mislead him during an interview into thinking the Lyric Theater event never happened; Codina said he remembered later that two of his associates attended the event. (Scruggs responded, during later questioning, that Codina misunderstood him.)"

This is the same prosecutor Scruggs who in December of last year "withheld key information from attorneys on both sides of the [Gaston] Smith case as well as from a New Times reporter. It was all part of an effort to convict Smith for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 in county grant money."

Meanwhile, as we read in Investigation Miami, the Phantom Mayor Armando Gutierrez and the Wannabe Steve "Wait Until Francis is Mayor" Marin, have cooked a very "fishy" deal for their friends and clients at the Rusty Pelican and Rickenbacker Marina.
"The only way to determine if the city is getting fair value from the lease is through an independent appraisal.   The Rusty Pelican submission to the commission includes NO APPRAISAL!

"This "deal" has been worked on for nearly 10 years.   And good sources tell us that the reason it has taken so long to get done is that the Diaz administration refused to give away the property under the terms that then Commissioner Regalado was pushing for his friends at the Rusty Pelican

"Those friends of Regalado have given him thousands of dollars of campaign contributions over the years - and we won't get into all the free meals and events.
"In the end, Sarnoff and Regalado take care of their campaign contributors.   The favorite lobbyists and campaign managers walk away is thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars of fees and favors.

"And the taxpayer gets screwed every time.  Its all about big fat lies, big fat lobbyists and big fat sweetheart leases.

"The charter violations are clear.  These people should be charged!"

Problem is, they won't.

They won't be charged because Katherine Fernandez Rundle is more interested in convicting Michelle Spence Jones with flimsy evidence that she is about rooting out the true source of corruption at the City of Miami.

With Regalado as mayor, it's open season for Tomas Regalado and the Phantom Mayor.

Rusty Pelican will get anything they want.

When Tony Crapp decided that there should be a new "marina" on Virginia Key, guess whose idea that was?

And whose idea was it to sell the side of the police headquarters to a billboard company for $80,000

Mayor Tomas Regalado's corruption knows no bounds.

And the State Attorney is doing nothing to stop it.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

Seriously ?? It is in no one's interest in Miami-Dade County to stop the corruption ... Especially now with the bad economy ... Do you have any idea how many businesses are floating off of BS government contracts ?? In governments haste to "privatize" they have ended up spending far more for consultants and temporary workers than they ever would have spent on "in-house" personnel ... The problem is definitely corruption ... But also a giant lack of leadership ... Hence the recall ... Rundle won't do it ... Recall is the only solution...

Anonymous said...

An anonymous letter has been sent to the Justice Department to investigate Katherine Ferandez-Rundle. We need more letters to be sent.

Anonymous said...

Only the justice department can clean up this place, Regalado and Gutierrez need to go away in handcuffs.

Anonymous said...

Hahahahahahaahahhahaahha ! An anonymous letter was sent ? :ahahahahahahahahaha ... Seriously ??

Anonymous said...

Rundle needs to be recalled. Anyone got the balls to go after her?

Anonymous said...

Anon @ 8:54. Seriously!

Veritas said...

Ever single day this is allowed to continue, it is another day that the Holder Justice Department turns a blind eye to the rampant corruption going on in the City of Miami.

Mayor Tomas Regalado allowed the lawyer for billboard deal maker Mark Siffin to write the laws benefiting his client in the Mayor's own office, this should have been a clear signal of corruption. Now even public buildings are up for sale to billboard companies.

The red light camera contract was another scam where the former procurement director was let go for not playing ball with Lobbyist Armando Gutierrez. The public was lied to, $8 million in revenues, when the real numbers are much much lower.

Tomas Regalado has opened up City Hall to the clients of Armando Gutierrez. Marc Sarnoff has done the same with Steve Marin.

If President Obama and Attorney General Holder are serious about stamping out public corruption, they need a thorough investigation and cleansing of Miami City Hall.

Anonymous said...

RECALL REGALADO!

Anonymous said...

Where the fuck are Grace Solares and Steve Hagen to protest against the proposed marina on Virginia Key?

It's Regalado's idea so it must be ok right?

towerofpower said...

I agree that the Feds need to take a hard look at Rundle and Scruggs. This prosecutorial misconduct. I will send a letter once the verdict is out and will sign it.

This isn't a joke. Spence-Jones has a family, 2 small children. She did nothing wrong and has been a victim of a witch hunt started by Sarnoff and followed up by the prosecution. This is an abuse of power and our system.

Take down the real crooks and not people that actually try to make a difference.

Anonymous said...

Tomas Regalado, Armando Gutierrez, Marc Sarnoff, and Steve Marin engage in day-to-day corruption that is a million times worse than anything Michelle Spence Jones is accused of.

THE NORTH OBSERVER said...

All this could not be done, if not, for the corrupted Director of Public Facilities, Madeleine Valdes. She is allowing this to happen under her watch. I have gathered information, and, sources have indicated this was the reason why the former Director, Lori Billberry, retired early. Hopefully, if and when, the arrests comes Ms. Valdes walks away in handcuffs. All the investigator would have to do is interview Lori Billberry to determine the difference between a willing party and a unwilling party.

This is a country based on laws, rules, and regulations. It's what sets us apart from the majority of the countries in our world. She has a duty to report this to her supervisor(s) and proper law enforcement authorities (i.e. State Attoreny, County and City Police Department).

In closing, the proposed Capital Improvement of a "Parking Garage" to the Rusty Pelican is not on the public land that is part of the lease between the City and Rusty Pelican, thus requiring for this to go out on an other referendum.

Anonymous said...

I thought Regalado said that all big decisions would go to a "public boat."

Anonymous said...

Yez. All decisions go to a public boat for the little people to ride on from City Hall to Rusty Pelican, so they can free lunches and dinner like I do at least once a week.

Anonymous said...

Kathy,

Why don't share drinks with your kids? Hey, you are there example!

Anonymous said...

I never thought I would see the day where we had to look to Satz for going after corupt politicians. Better late than never.

Anonymous said...

The Rusty Pelican scam and the Rickenbacker Marina lease extension and contract modification need investigation. Who is fighting for the taxpayers?

Anonymous said...

Taxpayers are on their own.

Next election, make sure you vote for Regalado.

Anonymous said...

Read IM today. Dynamite story about Rundle and Scruggs.

http://investigationmiami.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-honor-of-kathy-rundles-keen-knack.html

Anonymous said...

they are naming a street after her today....

Anonymous said...

Regalado and Marc Sarnoff are naming a street after Katherine Rundle because she refuses to indict them. They hope their crimes will not be investigated.

Anonymous said...

And no one knows how this got on the agenda?

THE NORTH OBSERVER said...

Take Back Miami why are you removing my comments>

Anonymous said...

Even Rundle must know 50 story LED billboards are illegal.

Anonymous said...

Ihekwabe ?? Que mentiroso tu eres !! What a liar u are !! ... The paperwork for Fernandez street name was in a pile of papers ?? That u signed accidentally ?? What's wrong ?? County won't take u back now ?? So u r a total City whore now ?? A big fat UGLY one at that. Well I think u will fit in quite nicely with ur puta fellow employees ... Putas all ...

Anonymous said...

Rosario Kennedy pay bribes for Mark Siffin? Armando Gutierrez take money from Mark Siffin? Regalado get some?

Anonymous said...

Even though it merited a scathing front page news expose in the Miami Herald, Katherine Rundle did absolutely nothing against her friends running the City of Coral Gables. Come on. She is all about politics, especially if they know her.