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Federal court
Former Hialeah Mayor Robaina and wife released on bond in tax-evasion case
- The Miami Herald , May 17
Ex-Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife have to surrender their passports and limit travel while awaiting trial on tax-evasion charges.
Hialeah
Hialeah police on a weirdness streak
- The Miami Herald , May 18One cop was arrested and claims his girlfriend’s pimps set him up. Another officer was charged with gun trafficking while a third was... in an accident that killed a Miami Dade College student.
Hialeah Shadow banking
Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and wife surrender to authorities on tax evasion charges
- The Miami Herald , May 16Julio Robaina and his wife are accused of receiving undisclosed cash payments as interest on more than $1 million in personal loans.
Hialeah/Miami Lakes
Hialeah, Miami Lakes mayors to duke it out in ‘mixed martial arts’ bout
- The Miami Herald , May 15The mayors of two Northwest Miami-Dade cities will fight in public to raise money for charity.
Defeated candidate Ricardo Corona says he never hired ‘boletera’ Deisy Cabrera
- The Miami Herald , May 14After having learned that his name appears next to the amount of $1,500 in a notebook kept by an alleged Hialeah ballot broker, lawyer Ricar... do Corona said Tuesday that he never hired anyone to collect absentee ballots on his behalf during his unsuccessful campaign for a Miami-Dade judgeship in 2008.
POLITICS
Miami-Dade GOP candidates told to avoid using ballot brokers
- The Miami Herald , May 13A top Miami-Dade Republican official said local GOP candidates should not use ballot brokers.
From South Florida Blogs & Websites
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Crossfade: Radioboxer Talks Last Show Ever: "We Want That Final Experience"
Crossfade, May. 17, 2013It's a myth that all breakups are messy. Just take Hialeah power-pop band Radioboxer, who announced a surprisingly amicable split last month. "We are kind of disappointed to say there is no...
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Southern District of Florida Blog: Friday morning news and notes
Southern District of Florida Blog, May. 17, 2013Number of comments: 0
1. The former Hialeah mayor and his wife have been indicted on tax evasion charges. Via Jay Weaver:
In 2010, while peeling back the layers of Hialeah?s ?shadow banking?? industry, federal prosecutors pressed the city?s mayor about allegations that he had collected exorbitant cash interest payments on more [...] -
Naked Politics: Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina charged with tax evasion, secret payments
Naked Politics, May. 16, 2013@jayhweaver
Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina, who lost a bid for Miami-Dade County?s top political position, was charged Thursday with tax evasion for allegedly making loans at sky-high interest rates and failing to report secret cash payments, authorities said.
Robaina, 47, who was at the center of Hialeah?s ?shadow-banking? industry, [...] -
Naked Politics: Defeated Miami-Dade judge candidate says he never hired Hialeah boletera
Naked Politics, May. 15, 2013via @msanchezMIA and @kikeflor
After having learned that his name appears next to the amount of $1,500 in a notebook kept by an alleged Hialeah ballot broker, lawyer Ricardo Corona said Tuesday that he never hired anyone to collect absentee ballots on his behalf during his unsuccessful campaign for a Miami-Dade [...]
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Eye on the U: UM dual-threat QB commit Alin Edouard wavering, as pro-style QB Brad Kaaya announces his commitment
Eye on the U, May. 13, 2013Hialeah High quarterback Alin Edouard committed to the Hurricanes in February for 2014. Miami has been his lifelong dream school, and Edouard was ecstatic to get the offer.
The offer is still there, according to Edouard and his high school coach, Marc Berman, who said he spoke to a UM assistant [...]






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