Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo managed to avoid the auction of his residence, which was going to be auctioned to begin covering his debt of $63 million, the result of a civil lawsuit for corruption and abuse of power.
The Auction of the Republican politician’s home would take place on March 19but Carollo got a temporary exemption, which rescued her for now.
During a hearing held this Friday, a federal judge declared her willingness to issue a suspension in favor of the politician, thereby suspending, but not canceling, the home auction, which could be resumed later.
The former mayor of Miami has also begun the defense of his residence, located in Coconut Grove, arguing that he has property rights over it.
In response to what was expressed by the judge, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Jeff Gutchess, stated that he will notify the sheriffs so that they do not proceed with the scheduled auction.
For his part, Carollo’s lawyer, Mason Portnoy, emphasized at the beginning of the hearing that “a man’s home is his castle and we are here to protect him, because he has the right to that protection.”
In statements to Local 10Carollo reiterated his innocence, ensuring that he did not commit any crime and stating that he hopes to completely annul the verdict of said payment.
“Of course, I am excited about my appeal, because I will win it without a doubt,” said the official of Cuban origin.
Lawsuit against Joe Carollo
Carollo lost a civil trial and was sentenced to pay $63.5 million for using city resources to intimidate two Little Havana businessmen, Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla.
According to the investigation, the official acted corruptly using state resources to threaten the businessmen in retaliation because they both supported a political opponent. for which he was found guilty of abuse of power.
Those affected claimed that the commissioner used local police and code enforcement departments to close their businesses, located in the popular Miami neighborhood.
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