More than a year after announcing charges, Broward prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against former Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla and attorney William Riley.Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor, who took over the case’s prosecution, made the announcement Wednesday.Diaz de la Portilla, 60, who served on the Miami city commission representing District 1 from 2020 until he was suspended from office shortly after his arres…

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Charges dropped against former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, attorney

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Corruption charges have been dropped against former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla and attorney William W. Riley Jr.  The Broward County State Attorney’s Office announced it would no longer pursue the case, which included accusations of money laundering and bribery.  Prosecutors had claimed Diaz de la Portilla received significant payments for his brother’s political campaign but failed to report them as required by law.  However, o…

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Broward prosecutors dropped corruption charges against former Miami City Commissioner Alejandro “Alex” Diaz de la Portilla Wednesday, announcing there was no chance a jury would find him guilty. “After a substantial follow-up investigation and extensive depositions of witnesses, we have concluded that there is no reasonable likelihood of conviction,” Broward State Attorney Harold F. Pryor said. “When the arrests were made, I promised that our pr…

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More than a year after ex-Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla was arrested on corruption charges, Broward prosecutors have dropped the charges.

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Corruption Charges Dropped Against Ex-Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla

MIAMI — Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against former
Miami City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla and lobbyist Bill
Riley Jr., the Broward State Attorney’s Office said in a news release
Wednesday, putting an end to a high-...

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Prosecutors drop charges against former Miami city commissioner and lobbyist

In a stunning reversal, prosecutors on Wednesday dropped bribery and money laundering charges against former Miami City Commissioner  Alex  Diaz de la Portilla.  Charges were also dropped against attorney William W. Riley Jr.,  who was accused of assisting de la Portilla in a corruption case stemming out of a complaint to the Miami Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. “After a substantial follow-up investigation and extensive…

Charges dropped against former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, attorney

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