When a developer came to the Miami City Commission in February 2020 with a deal to build a luxury high-rise on city-owned land, commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the project. As part of the agreement, the developer had promised to build a new fire station and give the city $10 million for park improvements […]
Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo’s Coconut Grove home is scheduled to be auctioned on March 19 — but the embattled politician is fighting to stop the sale in court. On Feb. 2, U.S. Marshals began the process of seizing Carollo’s property to satisfy part of a $63.5 million judgment against him after a jury found he […]
A federal judge has denied Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo’s attempt to stop or slow down the effort to collect on a $63.5 million judgment against him. The order, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Rodney Smith late Friday, is the latest legal setback for the embattled commissioner who lost a lawsuit brought by two Little […]