With a little less than five months to go before the city elections in Hialeah, the abusive antics of Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez have begun again. What took him so long? Even if the only declared and unlikely challenger to the dictator’s reign is a foolish but fed-up young man named Juan Santana who decided to […]
She’s baaaaaack. After a long and strange absence (read: maternity leave) during all these AB fraud arrests and shenanigans in the past year, Absentee Ballot Queen Sasha Tirador has re-entered the political atmosphere — as a political pundit and AB expert. And, possibly, as campaign manager again for Hialeah Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez, which may that she […]
The latest investigation into the abuse of the electoral system vis-a-vis absentee ballots is scandalous all by itself. But put together with decades of questionable and downright illegal AB activity, it’s an absolute outrage. Recent news about Congressman Joe Garcia‘s campaign having illegally requested hundreds of absentee ballots for unaware voters is just the latest […]
Once again, some lucky constituents have two, not one, elected fighting their battles in Tallahassee — while some unlucky schmucks have none. State Rep. Eddy Gonzalez (R-Hialeah), chair of the Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, is still living in his old home, which was drawn into his colleague buddy’s district, even though Gonzalez was elected in a new number to which he […]
The first public glimpse into the absentee ballot machine in Hialeah may come this week via the uncle of former Mayor Julio Robaina, known as “El Tio,” who was arrested last year in one of the dominos to fall after boletera Deisy Cabrera was first arrested. Tio Sergio Robaina, who was arrested in August, faces two […]
She threatened to get involved in the county’s judicial races and now Absentee Ballot Queen Sasha Tirador has made good on that. But she is not the only piece of the Hialeah political machine driving the candidacy of former Hialeah cop John “Johnny” Rodriguez, who is Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Cesar Mestre‘s law partner. Standing […]