MIAMI (CBS4) November 2013 The cloud of suspicion in Sweetwater is growing.

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Corrupt "Chief" PUMPKIN HEAD, ARE YOU PLANNING TO ARREST YOURSELF

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NEVER FORGET!! THE NAMES OF THIS GROUP OF TRAITORS.

1- the commission does have the power to over turn , and make the mayor do as the charter and code say.

With Mr. RALPH VENTURA, it is clear he has been on Mayor Lopez's side for a long time. so with his verse of the city charters and codes, he made an attempt to steer the commission in the wrong direction.

As directed in the last 6/15/15 meeting, the commission has the votes to "oust" the mayor from office, through the legal terms or through the recall process! either way Mayor Lopez only has one vote on the commission!!!!!! The commission doesn't need Insolina's vote to get their 5 to 7 split to sue the mayor and throw him out of office.

Mr. Mayor should know that either way he will be facing a recall come May of 16. this will happen and his willingness to violate city charter/code numerous times while on the news and in the mayors chair.
The mayor's don't care attitude toward the commission will be his down-fall. he should at least try to fake it a little.

2- lets go back when Lopez stated on the news that former mayor Diaz didn't care about the law. Lopez is now breaking the city law, now who's the one that doesn't care? Apparently, its only one side depending what side you are on.

Lopez should have rolled with it and let this first year by, instead he is trying to tip-over a 3000 lb bull. its not going to happen!
recap;
- he rumored to fire old command staff, but side he wasn't going to do any firing!

- SECOND day in office, He gave SOMEONE unknown power to make a list of officers to be TERMINATED,

- NO BODY KNOWS WHO MADE THE LIST

- NO BODY KNOWS WHO GAVE THE ORDER TO FIRE

- NO BODY KNOWS WHY CONVICT RICHARD PICHARDO WAS PRESENT.

THE ILEGAL TRANSITION BOARD MEMBERS ARE:

1-Acting Sgt ROBERTO OCHOA (THE SNAKE) was and always will be the snake Lopez used to fire officers.

2-CATALINO RODRIGUEZ ( EL BOLITERO DE ARROYO APOLO ) was present when some officers were fired.

3-ISOLINA MAROÑO ( LA BOLETERA) was present when some officers were fired .

4-SERGIO CABRE ( EL LOCO ) was present when some officers were fired.

5-LARRY PEREZ ( THE WANNABE ) was present when some officers were fired.

6-RICHARD PICHARDO ( THE CONVICT) was present when some officers were fired.

7-CARLOS M. SORDO was present when some officers were fired.

8-MARIO MIRANDA (THE FLY) was present when some officers were fired.

9-PLACIDO DIAZ ( THE PUMPKIN HEAD ) was present when some officers were fired.

10-ORLANDO LOPEZ ( EL CAPO ) was present. when some officers were fired.

**3- why was CONVICT Richard Pichardo given access to police personnel files, while not being a city employee (civilian or sworn)?

**4- why was CONVICT RICHARD Pichardo kicked out of the station after HIPPA violation of officers files (almost 3 weeks later)?

**5- why have only some officers been reinstated after commission vote "all are to return"?

**6- why was there bias against certain officers to be fired and remain fired?

**7-if Lopez is "OUSTED", Diaz takes office again! Diaz and the entire commission now knows the real personaliy of ROBERTO OCHOA ( THE SNAKE) and the role played by him this whole time

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WATCH,- Special Commission Meeting August 18th, 2015
CITY OF SWEETWATER.
https://youtu.be/ZtUsc2sn-4I

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Watch "Special Commission Meeting August 26th, 2015" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/WDZTeSq9AFA

INVESTIGATION STARTED IN 2013, AFTER MAROÑO ARREST.
Tainted by scandal, Sweetwater Police Department is in turmoil

BY M SANCHEZ, B MEDINA AND JWEAVER@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
DECEMBER 2013.
The way those who have been arrested in Sweetwater tell it, cops in this small city targeted low-level criminals, people with little credibility and no resources to defend themselves.

“I know my brother isn’t innocent,” said Leslie Anne Torres, who is trying to recover the three vehicles and other belongings Sweetwater police seized from her brother after a credit-card fraud arrest. “But if the police go to your house and steal your things, then they ain’t no better than my brother.”

Federal authorities are investigating accounts like this one in a widening criminal probe of problems in the Sweetwater Police Department that range from excessive use of force to the unreasonable seizure of suspects’ vehicles.

So far, the FBI has arrested just a single detective on separate fraud charges, though he is also suspected of playing a central role in the larger alleged abuses of power. Two other detectives face possible charges for brutality and theft.

Others have also been tainted by the scandal, including an officer-turned-city-commissioner who was once responsible for the evidence room where thousands of dollars in cash went missing, and a commander who supervised the detectives accused of the most egregious offenses.

Sweetwater’s former police chief, Roberto Fulgueira, who retired in October claiming it was a personal decision, did not leave unscathed. Soon after his retirement, city leaders announced that cash was also missing from the city’s towing-fee revenue — cash Fulgueira made it a point to count himself. No one has accused the former chief of stealing that money.

But the U.S. attorney’s office and FBI view the relationship between Fulgueira and former Mayor Manuel “Manny” Maroño, who recently pleaded guilty to corruption charges, as symbiotic. Maroño chose Fulgueira for the chief’s job in 2005, and in turn he gave the mayor’s former towing company a no-bid agreement to operate in the city. Today, authorities are investigating Fulgueira’s police department and the ex-mayor’s towing business as two sides of a suspected criminal enterprise.

This week, top city officials said they could not turn over any more personnel files of police officers or civilians because the FBI had seized all of those records for its broadening investigation. El Nuevo Herald and CBS4 have been reporting on the former mayor’s questionable connections to the towing company since August.

John Rivera, who heads the county’s Police Benevolent Association, blamed a corrupt chain of command that went all the way up to the strong mayor, Maroño.

“When you see this type of culture it’s like a disease, a cancer that keeps growing,” he said. “But despite these problems, there are still great cops in Sweetwater. And the good ones keep hoping things will get better.”

One case that drew criticism was the 2011 beating of Alberto Domínguez, who had been arrested by Sweetwater police for vandalism.

A video of the incident showed that Domínguez was handcuffed and didn’t lunge at officer Paul Abreu, as the officer had claimed. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office concluded there was no criminal intent.

Dominguez never filed a complaint with police because, he said, he didn’t think anybody would believe him — although this year he filed a civil suit against the city for excessive use of force.

Abreu’s attorney, Oscar Marrero, said the incident should be judged on its own, and not in the context of other problems in the police department.

“It’s very important to examine all the facts and not rush to judgment,” he said. “Other than this matter, he has a good history serving as a police officer.”

Another civil suit alleges that Sweetwater detective Octavio Oliu and auxiliary officer Richard Brenner arrested and paraded a special-needs teacher in front of his students — despite the fact the school isn’t even in Sweetwater. Police had charged Daniel Larosa with threatening a public official after posting comments online such as: “It’s Sweetwater pd that’s gotta die!!! Lol.”

Larosa had posted the comments after learning that his ex-girlfriend was dating a Sweetwater cop, according to the suit. The charges against Larosa were dropped and in February he sued the city, alleging civil liberties violations, false arrest and abuse of process.

“Such behavior by the city was wholly outrageous and went far beyond the bounds of decency in that it was a violation of the great power and authority we as a community entrust to police officers,” his attorney, Domingo Rodriguez, wrote in the suit

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Future arrests in the City of Sweetwater.
Future arrests in the City of Sweetwater.
Based on the investigations beginning in 2013, there are rumors among city employees that authorities of the federal and state government will begin to arrest some of the ex-policemen of the City like ex-commander Mario Miranda, the ex-policeman and ex-commissioner Catalino Rodríguez, and the active lieutenant Roberto Ochoa,
as well the ex-chief of Police Roberto Fulgueiras.

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To above poster, I truly hope you are correct.
Those listed need to pay for violating their oaths and public trust.
As well as for being nothing more than common criminals.

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MANNY MAROÑO (in jail), ROBERTO MURIEDA (in jail), ORLANDO LÓPEZ (waiting in line).
MANNY MAROÑO (in jail), ROBERTO MURIEDA (in jail), ORLANDO LÓPEZ (waiting in line)

ROBERTO MURIEDA
"NEGOTIATION OF CHARGES"

HE NEGOTIATED WITH THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN THE MIAMI CASE OF ILEGAL TOWINGS.

ORLANDO DID YOU KNOW IF YOUR FRIEND AND POLITICAL SUPPORTED ROBERTO MURIEDA IS NEGOTIATING WITH THE SAME AUTHORITIES IN THE CITY OF SWEETWATER CASE OF ILEGAL TOWINGS?.

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MIAMI HERALD TODAY SEPTEMBER 4th 2015.
"The FBI agents began to centre the investigation last year on Roberto Muriedas, who had acquired a towing company called Southland The Towing Company in 2009 from Manuel "Manny" Maroño, mayor at that time of the City of Sweetwater, and he was his partner in other business.

In a not related case, the ex Mayor of Sweetwater Manuel "Manny" Maroño he declared himself guilty of receiving bribes in a Federal case of a governmental contract in 2013 and it he is fulfilling a judgment of almost three years and a half in a Federal Prison.

In his "negotiation of charges", Roberto Muriedas admitted to have paid thousands of dollars in bribes to two Public Service Aids from the City of Miami Police Department in return to their business referrals to his towing company, which they benefited to Southland the Towing Company."
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ORLANDO LOPEZ YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE NEXTONE IN LINE
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Future arrests in the City of Sweetwater.
Based on the investigations beginning in 2013, there are rumors among city employees that authorities of the federal and state government will begin to arrest some of the ex-policemen of the City like ex-commander Mario Miranda, the ex-policeman and ex-commissioner Catalino Rodríguez, and the active lieutenant Roberto Ochoa,
as well the ex-chief of Police Roberto Fulgueiras.

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Florida Supreme Court ratified that Gimenez negotiating with malicious intentions

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(RICO) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
(RICO) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

Racketeering is when organized groups run illegal businesses, known as “rackets,” or when an organized crime ring uses legitimate organizations to embezzle funds. Such activities can have devastating consequences for both public and private institutions.

Consequently, the federal government and numerous state governments have created systems of laws designed to prosecute these criminals.

Typical Rackets and Their Consequences

Using RICO to Prosecute Racketeers

Before Congress enacted laws that specifically combat organized crime, prosecutors found it very difficult to end these rackets. Prosecutors could often convict the lower ranked members of the organizations, because they were the ones who actually performed the illegal activities. However, the masterminds behind the organized crime rings were often much harder to prosecute because they couldn’t be directly connected to any of the crimes.

In 1978, Congress enacted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, providing prosecutors with the tool they needed to fight organized crime. Many states have enacted similar laws. In order to convict someone under RICO or a state equivalent, it’s no longer necessary to prove the suspect personally committed an illegal activity. Instead, prosecutors must prove:
The defendant owns and/or manages an organization

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(RICO) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

Racketeering is when organized groups run illegal businesses, known as “rackets,” or when an organized crime ring uses legitimate organizations to embezzle funds. Such activities can have devastating consequences for both public and private institutions.

Consequently, the federal government and numerous state governments have created systems of laws designed to prosecute these criminals.

Typical Rackets and Their Consequences

Using RICO to Prosecute Racketeers

Before Congress enacted laws that specifically combat organized crime, prosecutors found it very difficult to end these rackets. Prosecutors could often convict the lower ranked members of the organizations, because they were the ones who actually performed the illegal activities. However, the masterminds behind the organized crime rings were often much harder to prosecute because they couldn’t be directly connected to any of the crimes.

In 1978, Congress enacted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, providing prosecutors with the tool they needed to fight organized crime. Many states have enacted similar laws. In order to convict someone under RICO or a state equivalent, it’s no longer necessary to prove the suspect personally committed an illegal activity. Instead, prosecutors must prove:
The defendant owns and/or manages an organization.