Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo's Home Set for Forced Auction Over $63M Judgment

U.S. Marshals have scheduled a public auction to sell off Miami city commissioner Joe Carollo’s Coconut Grove home to satisfy a $63.5 million civil verdict, but Carollo is attempting to stop it, claiming homestead exemption. The auction is the result of a lawsuit by two businessmen who accused Carollo of targeting and retaliating against them. Carollo's attorneys filed an emergency motion to halt the sale, but experts argue that the property is not exempt. The judge will ultimately decide whether the auction proceeds, while Carollo maintains he will appeal the jury’s verdict.