Our mailboxes this week are stuffed with mailers big and small for candidates from the congressional race in 
District 26 to county commission contests to municipal matchups to judicial jousts to the battle for the property appraiser’s office.
But one mailer stands out — because it does not promote any particular candidate.
“Absentee voter fraud alert,” screams the headline on one side — under the banner “Public Service Announcement” — warning voters against giving their mail-in ballots to anyone and providing the numbers for the State Attorney’s Office and the FDLE’s voter fraud task force.
“Anyone who collects Absentee Ballots from you, other than immediate family members, can be subject to fines up to $1,000. Protect yourself from Absentee Voter Fraud. Do not let anyone take your ballot.”
The other side has a photo of someone handing over an envelope and the same words under a different headline, that reads, “Attn: Miami Dade voters — Don’t become a victim of absentee voter fraud and don’t put your vote in jeopardy.”
But while it doesn’t say his name, this mailer was put out on behalf of Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz, who is facing a less than serious challenge from Marjorie Figueira, who was put in the race against the veteran incumbent by the Pet’s Trust people and may have some non AB-related campaign violations already (more on that later).
It was paid for by the We The People electioneering communications organization (read: PAC) — which is an umbrella PAC, Ladra believes, for all the incumbents — and went out only in District 12.
maybe the purpose is to put a little chill on the operations of boleteras in Sweetwater, who include Councilwoman Isolina Maroño, who may be unhappy that Diaz has abandoned her son, former Mayor Manny “Maraña” Maroño, and not come to his defense after he was arrested and then sentenced on federal bribery charges.
Read related story: Manny Maroño plea deal may mean handing over bigger fish
But I don’t care what the Diaz supporters’ ulterior motives are. Ladra is totally psyched with the idea and 
wishes more political operatives would copy it and take it county wide. Not just in English and Spanish, like it was done here, but in Haitian Kreole, too.
And why stop at the mailbox? Why not produce PSAs for TV and radio, too?
Did you hear me, former Property Appraiser Pedro Garcia? After losing his election by just in absentee ballots in 2012 — a year with record absentee ballot investigations and arrests — Garcia, who won in early voting and on election day, has gone so far as to hire a private detective to ferret out AB fraud activities. Some of those funds could be redirected toward a chill campaign.
Maybe the PBA, which has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone committing absentee ballot fraud, should get some radio time at PSA rates.
Ladra would love to hear something like this on Radio Mambi.
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Marta Flores- Can only come out at night because if you saw her bad face lift you’d run. She too has had a history of taking ments under the table and has been involved in corruption investigations but has remained unindicted.
Matias Farias- Known history of taking payments under the table but has managed to remain unindicted despite receiving honorable mention in corruption scandals over the years.
Armando Gutierrez- Political consultant that has also managed to remain unscathed during corruption investigations.
These are the predecessors to the current small time boleteros.
Miami Police, Miami-Dade Police, FDLE, y el FBI se tienen que poner las pilas si de verdad quieren casar a un boletero.
You must set up shop at the old folks homes, soup kitchens, and the events for the elderly sponsored by the current commissioners like Rebeca Sosa, Bovo el Bobo, and Barreiro in Miami-Dade; Maraña’s mother and Duasso in Shitwater; corrupt mayors like Gimenez, Regalado, and Borgia; and others like Carlos Curbelo. The list goes on, and on, and on, and on. Aaaaaaaand, the list of thugs is party neutral.
Daisy, you said it all.
BRAVO!!!!
It is quite shameful that it has to be left up to a politician to warn us about absentee ballot fraud. Our society is a pure and simple hypocrisy where the majority cares more about the all mighty dollar than preserving good honest values.
Our State Attorney is a crooked venomous snake trying to finish her tour without going to prison or embarassing herself any further. Both the State Attorney and county mayor were elected in 2012 based on absentee ballot fraud. Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Eddy Gonzalez, Rene Garcia, etc., are just empty suits and care less about the citizens they serve than a game show host. As far as Isolina Marono, her machine is alive and well and ballot collecting could not be more profitable. Radio Mambi? Please, they don’t call Martha Flores la Reina de la Noche for nothing- everything she does happens in the dark, including the visits to elderly centers, you know the place where the old and sick are kept happy year around in exchange for their ballots. How much money has Armando Perez Roura made from voting scams?. Who knows. Try to get a favorable opinion about a candidate from Coronel Matias Farias, under the cash payment is made “under the table” olvidate del “analysis”! And what about our law enforcement authorities? They do not work on weekends because of the lack of overtime monies at the local, state and federal level so Manuel Duasso get your team ready for Sunday you are free to operate without fear. Is this the crap we are leaving behind for our children? No wonder we lost Cuba! A great man named Eddy Chivas once said “Verguenza contra dinero” that statement resonates to this day.
Part of Deisy Cabrera’s plea deal should have been a public service announcement paid for by the politician(s) she was intending to help.