Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla arrested for money laundering, bribery
Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has been arrested on numerous corruption charges, including bribery, money laundering and criminal conspiracy, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
The agency alleges that Diaz de la Portilla, 58, and lobbyist William Riley Jr., 48, took part in an alleged scheme to launder $245,000 in “concealed political donations.” The FDLE in a press release claimed that a management services company bribed the Commissioner with the funds in exchange for his support toward building a sports complex in the city.
Investigators also assert that Diaz de la Portilla used funds from two political committees for personal expenditures. Th...
