Michael Pizzi appeal win keeps legal fees lawsuit vs Miami Lakes

Michael Pizzi appeal win keeps legal fees lawsuit vs Miami Lakes

The Florida Third District Court of Appeal said Wednesday that former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi could continue his lawsuit against the town for payment of his $3.25 million in legal fees from his 2013 public corruption trial. Pizzi had a dream team of attorneys to fight the federal bribery charges after an FBI […]

Karma: Vanessa Brito is in court again — on a shoplifting from Target charge

Karma: Vanessa Brito is in court again — on a shoplifting from Target charge

Political consultant and gypsy conartist Vanessa Brito is scheduled to appear in Miami-Dade Court Tuesday, but not on a campaign violation or the defemation charge against her. No, this time she is defending a petite theft charge that stems from a shoplifting incident at the Target store in Midtown. Stealing clothes instead of votes. It […]

Michael Pizzi sued for post-bribery mayoral battle legal fees

Michael Pizzi sued for post-bribery mayoral battle legal fees

Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi is out of the limelight and out of politics, losing the mayoral election last November to Manny Cid. But he’s not out of the legal debt stemming from that elected office. Pizzi has been sued by Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, one of the lawfirms that represented him during […]

Miami Lakes voters toss Michael Pizzi out for Manny Cid

Miami Lakes voters toss Michael Pizzi out for Manny Cid

He beat a bribery rap in federal court. Then he won several judicial rulings to get back into his elected office to finish out his term. He even beat a possible DUI investigation when he hit a tree on the side of a road and ran away from the accident on foot. It took voters […]

It ain’t over in Doral, Miami Lakes with mayoral runoffs

It ain’t over in Doral, Miami Lakes with mayoral runoffs

If you, like Ladra, love elections and like to follow campaigns like sports teams, then there is good news from Tuesday’s election results: Two exciting local runoffs. The mayoral seats in both Doral and Miami Lakes, where epic battles are being waged between colorful rivals, the excitement continues for a few more weeks while voters […]

Michael Pizzi makes it a three-way race in Miami Lakes

Michael Pizzi makes it a three-way race in Miami Lakes

As expected, Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi qualified at the last minute, just before noon Wednesday to run for re-election, making this race a heated four-man contest. Wait a minute, make that a three-way: Councilman Ceasar Mestre has withdrawn his candidacy. In a long Facebook post over the weekend, Mestre told his supporters that he […]

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