Miami-Dade is getting that long-overdue enema…

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Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez to turn himself in to authorities, per source

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/28/miami-commissioner-joe-martinez-to-turn-himself-into-authorities-per-source

A Miami-Dade County Commissioner will soon be surrendering himself to authorities.

Law enforcement sources have confirmed to Local 10 News that Joe Martinez will turn himself in sometime this week.

>This appears to stem from a public corruption investigation.

Martinez was first elected to the county commission in 2000. He’s never been seriously challenged for re-election.

Before running for the commission, Martinez was a Miami-Dade Police Lieutenant.

His imminent arrest was first reported by the Politico Cortadito blog.

It’s not clear what crime he may have committed, however his attorney released a statement Monday on his behalf:

“State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle directed Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez to surrender this week based on false allegations arising from his private practice work as a consultant when he was a private citizen and not an elected official. The investigation has been ongoing for five years, so the timing of the allegations that do not involve Commissioner Martinez’s time in public office raise questions of a political impact when he is considered the front runner for the newly created Sheriff of Miami-Dade County.

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Ron DeSantis skips pricey fundraiser to attend memorial service for fallen member of his security detail

https://news.yahoo.com/ron-desantis-skips-pricey-fundraiser-181158950.html

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skipped out on a pricey fundraiser in New York to attend a funeral Mass for a fallen member of his security detail on Monday.

DeSantis was scheduled to appear at a $25,000-per-plate fundraiser for Republican Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor in New York. He will instead attend a memorial service for Special Agent Jose Perez, a member of his security detail who died last week from injuries sustained on the line of duty.

Perez was driving his police vehicle on Aug. 2 when an allegedly intoxicated driver crashed into him. Perez survives 18 days in the hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The other driver, Javier Sandoval, has been arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide, according to the New York Post.

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