Showing posts with label Opa-locka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opa-locka. Show all posts

Sunday, April 24, 2016

The Opa-locka Mob

In the past three years, thousands of dollars has been paid to prominent city officials. FBI tapes have exposed an organized network that turned the levers of government into a cash generator for themselves and others, the Miami Herald has learned. here

Friday, April 1, 2016

Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Opa-locka

Feds target Miami-Dade city in major corruption investigation

"Dante (Starks) is the unofficial mayor of Opa-locka,” former Vice Mayor Steven Barrett said. “He has more power than [Mayor] Myra Taylor. He controls every department.” Now, Starks is at the center of a federal investigation that threatens to topple him and a cadre of elected leaders in the most comprehensive corruption probe in Miami-Dade in decades. rhere