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local-news2 years ago•3 min saved

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.

via WPLG Local 10|

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local-news3 years ago•1 min saved

Miami taxpayers face $63M bill for commissioner's actions.

Former Miami city commissioner Joe Carollo lost a federal civil trial and was ordered to pay $63 million in damages to two businessmen who claimed he violated their First Amendment rights. Fellow Commissioner Manolo Reyes believes Carollo should pay the damages, but ex-Commissioner Ken Russell warns that Miami taxpayers could end up paying the bill. Carollo's attorneys plan to appeal the verdict, and a similar lawsuit against the city is ongoing. Taxpayers are already responsible for Carollo's nearly $2 million in legal fees.

via WPLG Local 10|

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politics3 years ago•2 min saved

Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo Ordered to Pay $63M in Lawsuit, Mayor Suarez Considers Presidential Run Amid Turmoil.

A federal civil lawsuit against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo has found him liable for violating the First Amendment rights of two businessmen who accused him of trying to destroy their businesses as political retaliation. The jury awarded the plaintiffs more than $63 million. Carollo was accused of weaponizing the city’s police and code enforcement departments to shut down several of their businesses in Little Havana because they supported his political opponent. Carollo's attorneys argued that the plaintiffs were harassing Carollo for doing his job.

via NBC 6 South Florida|

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politics3 years ago•2 min saved

Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo ordered to pay $65M to Little Havana businessmen

Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo has been found liable in a civil case brought by two businessmen who accused him of retaliation and violating their First Amendment rights. The jury ordered Carollo to pay more than $60 million in damages. The plaintiffs claimed that Carollo harassed them and damaged their reputations because they supported his political opponent in 2017. Carollo is almost certain to appeal the verdict.

via WPLG Local 10|

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