‘Illness’ at the commission meeting is just an excuse
Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo stepped away from the dais at the city commission meeting Thursday because he wasn’t feeling well. Was it a tummy ache from being tan comemierda?
No. It’s more a case of the depos.
Carollo was scheduled for his deposition Friday in the lawsuit against him filed by Mad Room LLC, which owns Ball & Chain, along with Taquerias El Mexicano, Little Havana Arts Building and Grand Fiesta LLC, all businesses owned by Bill Fuller and the brothers Ben and Zack Bush. Thursday’s medical drama was part of laying out his alibi. Shortly after his malestar moment, one of his 17 attorneys called the attorneys for the plaintiffs and said they had to cancel for medical reasons.
Is that why he was wearing a mask last week?
Zack Bush confirmed to Ladra that the deposition was cancelled. He said his attorney had advised him not to comment further.
This is the fourth time Carollo’s attorneys have cancelled his deposition in the case. After the first three cancellations, this depo was court ordered.
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The lawsuit seeking $28 million in damages was filed Sept. 30, 2021 — just a few days after former (read: fired) Police Chief Art Acevedo sent the city manager a scathing memo accusing Carollo and other commissioners of misconduct. In their complaint, attorneys for the Little Havana businessmen say that the Acevedo memo substantiates their claims of unlawful interference by Carollo, who everyone knows holds a grudge because his 2017 opponent held a fundraiser at Ball & Chain.
In the infamous 8-page memo that led to his exit from the city, Acevedo says that Carollo (and other commissioners) used “improper political influence” and intimidation” in order to influence the Miami Police Department and City Code Enforcement “deployment decisions.” He also said the businesses were on a target list that the commissioner provided to police and code officers.
Shortly after Carollo was elected, he went on a campaign against the historic, iconic Calle Ocho bar, weaponizing the city’s code enforcement department to shut them down rather than help them get into compliance.
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The ongoing fallout has led to three lawsuits and likely millions spent by taxpayers on the commissioner’s legal defense.
Nobody is saying that Carollo wasn’t feeling queasy Thursday. He was facing a seven-hour deposition where he’s either going to have to lie or plead the fifth a lot. It’s enough to make anybody nauseous.
But how long will the court allow Carollo to cancel his depo? A jury trial is set for April 24.
Meanwhile, Ball & Chain is partially open again. But the taqueria is still closed.
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@Crooks
Know your facts before you speak. Where were you when this was being addressed? Hiding in the shadows (like always) I do recall speaking to Mr. Torres a few months back on this item and he was kind enough to share information and also the position of the DNA. You might not understand how a Board works so please educate yourself before you speak/write.
Books were cooked along time ago on this ..you must be a rookie. and ask yourself a very simple question.
you blame this guy like if you dislike or he stole your wife or something.
Where is the criminally complicit Miami State Attorney?”
And that is where all roads of unethical if not outright corruption conduct takes us , the the enabler .
The Cosa Nostra’s Godmother who looks the other way , negligent in her duties thus the problem .
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” but not taqueria! I have seen the latter word many times, but don’t know what it means”
I have no idea but asked a few at work and they say it’s a place they sell food .
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” The entire City is run like a mob-controlled RICO operation and no one cares.”
Am I looking in the mirror ? Lol
IMO Miami falls into three categories .
Sixty percent apathetic and always will be .
Thirty percent who vote for same trash , due to name recognition or who knows why but at least they vote ..
Ten percent taken back by the low third world banana republic politics and regardless of party simply want clean politicians who work for the city not special interest .
City of Miami is a cesspool of scum.
Where is the criminally complicit Miami State Attorney?
My computer translated tan comemierda, but not taqueria! I have seen the latter word many times, but don’t know what it means. P. S. I’ve never liked Joe Carollo!
Can you imagine the high definition video with lots of very pointed questions about abuse of power, and Joe keeps sweating and pleading the fifth (not to mention the crazy thing his eyes do to when he gets stressed) ?
That video will pop up in every campaign he runs in for the rest of his life.
Carollo and Alex DLP and their little buddy Christine King just voted to allow billboards and LED billboards on all GOVERNMENT buildings in Miami. Reyes voted No. Candidate Jim Torres spoke and endorsed LED billboards in parks like Bayfront Park and Ferre Park. And yes, they got permission to put a monster billboard on the PAMM building facing the highway.
Thank you for your coverage on this.
Ball & Chain is GREAT for Little Havana.
Sincerely,
Jackson Rip Holmes
Joe Carollo is a corrupt criminal.
So is every Dept. Head in the City, including Police, Fire, and the City Atty Office.
The entire City is run like a mob-controlled RICO operation and no one cares.
The Miami Herald is a third-rate rag with zero interest in anything local.
Carollo has been an informant for the Herald, the FBI, and the SAO so he is left free to plunder and cause mayhem for his enemies.
What will they see when they look up Carollo’s bum with a scope??
They will see the City Atty, the Police Chief, and Art Noriega in there because that’s where they’ve been for years.
Hey Carollo, you suck and hopefully you are going down and to prison where you belong.