MIAMI (AP) — A suspended Miami city commissioner who is accused of accepting $245,000 in exchange for voting to approve construction of a sports facility has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges, including bribery and money laundering.
Diaz de la Portilla and a co-defendant, Miami attorney William Riley Jr., were arrested Sept. 14.
Ron DeSantis suspended Diaz de la Portilla, who is a fellow Republican, after the commissioner's arrest.
“We look forward to a vindication of these charges because Alex is not guilty," Kuehne said at the Miami-Dade criminal courthouse, according to the Miami Herald.
Diaz de la Portilla is a former state legislator and was elected to the city commission in 2019.
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