DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Alex Diaz de la - 2 Diaz de la - 2 William Riley Jr - 2 Diaz - 2 la - 2 Riley - 2 Diaz de - 2 Ben Kuehne - 1
Top related locs:
Miami Dade County Delaware Miami - Dade
Top related orgs:
MIAMI - 2 Miami - 2 Dade - 2 Gov - 1 Republican - 1 Miami - - 1 Miami Herald - 1 Miami - Dade - 1

Search resuls for: "la Portilla"


3 mentions found


☆ Suspended Miami City Commissioner Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering and Other Charges
  + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Associated Press | Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
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.
Persons: Alex Diaz de la, Ben Kuehne, Diaz de la, William Riley Jr, Ron DeSantis, Diaz, la, Kuehne, Alex, Riley, Riley's, Diaz de, Investigators, la Portilla, Diaz de La Portilla Organizations: MIAMI, Gov, Republican, Miami -, Miami Herald, Miami, Dade Locations: Miami, Miami - Dade, Dade County, Delaware
☆ Miami City Commissioner Charged With Bribery and Money Laundering
  + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Associated Press | Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
MIAMI (AP) — A city of Miami commissioner accused of bribery and money laundering was arrested Thursday on multiple corruption charges, officials said. Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla and a co-defendant, Miami attorney William Riley Jr., were both booked into the Miami-Dade county jail and were expected to make their first court appearances on Friday, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Diaz de La Portilla, 58, and Riley, 48, have each been charged with one count of money laundering, three counts of unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, one count of bribery and one count of criminal conspiracy. Political Cartoons View All 1160 ImagesDiaz de la Portilla was being held on a $72,000 bond, and Riley was being held on a $46,000 bond. Attorneys for Diaz de la Portilla and Riley didn't immediately respond to messages seeking comment from The Associated Press.
Persons: Alex Diaz de la, William Riley Jr, Diaz de la Portilla, Riley, Diaz de la, Diaz, la, Diaz de La, Diaz de, Riley didn't Organizations: MIAMI, Miami, Miami - Dade, Florida Department of Law, Dade, Broward State Attorney’s, Associated Press Locations: Miami, Dade County, Delaware
☆ Surging crime, bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Ruma Paul Sudipto Ganguly Krishna N. Das | Ruma Paul | Sudipto Ganguly | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +11 min
REUTERS/Ruma PaulCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Mohammed Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen at the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. The group has fought against Myanmar's security forces and some Rohingya say it has been recruiting fighters, often through coercion, in the Bangladesh camps. Ismail, who lives with his parents, wife and brother, says he fears for his life and understands why some Rohingya are fleeing Bangladesh. A FRAUGHT CHOICEReuters spoke with several refugees who returned to the Bangladesh camps after abandoning journeys to Malaysia, via Myanmar, out of trepidation. "People are risking their lives on sea journeys as there is no future here and criminal activities are rising," Aziz said.
0 next >>
Total: 3