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Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is sworn in for her third term at Charles Hadley Park on Thursday November 12. Here, at left is husband Nathaniel Jones Sr. with Spence-Jones, her mother Yvonne Lowe holding Michele's son Nathaniel Jones Jr. At right is City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado.
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Miami Commissioner Spence-Jones facing theft charge

Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones stole $50,000 in county grant money in a scheme to benefit her family business, prosecutors charged Thursday -- plunging City Hall closer to chaos just hours after she was sworn into office for her second term.




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