KFR chases Miami’s corrupt officials — for their political contributions
KFR chases Miami’s corrupt officials — for their political contributions
Álvaro Fernández • May 4, 2016
About five years ago agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) were readying to arrest David Rivera. As reported by the Tampa Bay Times in 2011, “Miami-Dade prosecutors were preparing a ‘draft’ complaint charging the Republican congressman with 52 counts of theft, money laundering and racketeering.”
Mysteriously and for reasons unbeknownst to most, David Rivera’s case suddenly fizzled. This in spite of the fact that FDLE investigators believed that the Rivera violations were “quite evident.” The lengthy probe of Rivera’s finances “unequivocally explains the theft and/or fraud of campaign funds,” wrote FDLE inspector Brett Lycett in a July 5, 2011, email to a prosecutor.
All evidence points to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle’s office as the culprit in allowing Rivera, in a sense, to go free.
The Miami area has always been known as a playground of sorts for shady characters. Meyer Lansky, known as the ‘Mob’s Accountant,’ lived his last years in Miami Beach. Al Capone also had a home in Miami Beach and made his peace with God, I believe he believed, by donating heavily to St. Patrick Catholic church and school there. And who can forget the era of the ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ who gave rise to the Brickell Avenue condo towers in Miami. But even Al Capone landed in prison. And yes, it took the IRS to catch him, but he died in chains, so to speak.
Kathy Fernandez Rundle is running for reelection this year. She’s already amassed almost $270,000 (last I checked). She does not have an opponent. If you look closely at her campaign, it seems like she’s chasing the crooks, but for political contributions.
Fernandez Rundle has been Miami-Dade’s state attorney since 1993 – almost a quarter century. She took over the office vacated by Janet Reno when she became Bill Clinton’s attorney general. Fernandez Rundle’s long stint as chief law enforcement officer in South Florida has been controversial. She’s been soft with public officials considered her friends (and contributors). The most blatant example being David Rivera.
More:
http://progresoweekly.us/kfr-chases-miamis-corrupt-officials-political-contributions/
(Most of us first heard about Kathy Fernandez Rundle during the ordeal in which the Miami Cuban "exiles" held 6-year old Elián González captive at his great-uncle's house in Miami. )
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Rundle, David Rivera.
Between Mario Diaz-Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. OMG.[/center]
