MIAMI, FL — In the latest escalation of Miami’s political infighting, Commissioner Miguel Gabela is accusing Commissioner Joe Carollo’s office of launching a retaliatory campaign in response to Gabela’s recent revelations of financial misconduct tied to the Bayfront Park Management Trust.
In a pointed statement released on Wednesday, Commissioner Gabela alleged that recent code enforcement complaints filed by Carollo’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Bill Ortiz, were politically motivated acts of retribution. “These baseless and frivolous complaints are a transparent attempt at political retribution,” said Gabela, who currently chairs the Bayfront Park Management Trust. “It’s a distraction—an effort to shift attention from serious financial misconduct that took place under Commissioner Carollo’s leadership.”
Earlier this week, Gabela publicly detailed what he called a “disturbing pattern of financial abuse” during Carollo’s seven-year tenure as chair of the Trust. Among the most serious allegations: a $1 million no-bid contract for an art installation approved without public oversight; the use of park funds for political events in Little Havana; and over $150,000 in payments to media outlets that allegedly offered favorable coverage of Carollo.
“These aren’t just questionable decisions—they represent a total failure in fiduciary responsibility,” Gabela said. He confirmed that the findings have been referred to the Miami-Dade County Inspector General and the Florida Department of...
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