tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post8420693077448245835..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Police Public Corruption Unit at odds with County Mayor Carlos Gimenez. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11370738128011719642013-09-20T18:06:29.282-04:002013-09-20T18:06:29.282-04:00In reponse to the listed comments, I have research...In reponse to the listed comments, I have researched past information about the public corruption unit and found out that prior to an ordinance passed by Carlos Gimenez in 2007 that prohibited the unit from investigating commissioners and the mayor, the unit arrested commissioner Miriam Alonso and was about to arrest Arthur Teele before he committed suicide. Since then, the unit did make arrests Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-76921586451157119122013-08-22T22:14:27.093-04:002013-08-22T22:14:27.093-04:00Even worse, the guy that is yelling the loudest se...Even worse, the guy that is yelling the loudest sent an email from his private email to the state attorneys office, last year mind you that said:<br /><br />"I need to unseat Gimenez." <br /><br />I thought that as a law enforcement official, in public corruption no less, that his duty was to investigate allegations of wrongdoing??? I mean really, there is no bias..<br /><br />Also, ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64115456775445769242013-08-22T07:25:13.489-04:002013-08-22T07:25:13.489-04:00I wonder if the reassignments have anything to do ...I wonder if the reassignments have anything to do with the PBA giving supporting politicians the heads up on investigations?<br />The facts are clear the unit has failed to complete investigations and the indictments were minimal. PBA detectives taking time off to work for politicians seems to reek of conflicted priorities. The unit made Gimenez a target who was also a target of the PBA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-19098960148245729282013-08-22T00:44:30.265-04:002013-08-22T00:44:30.265-04:00How about Carlos Gimenez firing several lobbyists ...How about Carlos Gimenez firing several lobbyists last year over a scandal. Gimenez fired lobbyist Francois Illias. Why? Oh, and Ilias is one of the lobbyists hired by Walmart to evade public scrutiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52561989671502338492013-08-21T23:50:17.476-04:002013-08-21T23:50:17.476-04:00Of course the detectives who are being transferred...Of course the detectives who are being transferred from the public corruption unit to general investigations are angry. They might actually have to work in general investigations! The public corruption unit is the place to be when you are a lazy overpaid veteran and you just want to hang out and scratch your ass all day long for a $100k+ salary. The only cushier job at the department is at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74959745064022887742013-08-21T22:15:20.634-04:002013-08-21T22:15:20.634-04:00Can you please recite the MDPD public corruption u...Can you please recite the MDPD public corruption unit's success stories for us? I can't recall any. Twenty full-time detectives? Shouldn't we have seen some major corruption charges brought against Miami-Dade politicians with twenty full-time detectives on the job? Where are the charges against Pepe Diaz? Andre Pierre? The people responsible for the House of Lies scandal? Hello?<br />Hammynoreply@blogger.com