Ex-towing business partner of convicted Sweetwater mayor sent to prison.

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Ex-towing business partner of convicted Sweetwater mayor sent to prison

BY JAY WEAVER
jweaver@MiamiHerald.com

A former business partner of convicted Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño was sentenced to almost three years in prison on Thursday for paying thousands of dollars in bribes to Miami police aides in exchange for tow-job referrals.

Robert Muriedas pleaded guilty in May as part of an FBI investigation into alleged corruption among towing operators, drivers, body shops and certain law enforcement agencies, including the Miami Police Department.

The former police service aides, Keri Dixon and Aristides Paulino, pleaded guilty to pocketing at least $20,000 and $35,000 in bribes, respectively, between 2011 and 2014, according to court records. Paulino received a 30-month prison term, and Dixon got 29 months.

Four tow-truck drivers, including ringleader Jesus Tello, also pleaded guilty. Tello was sentenced to 32 months on Thursday. Two other drivers, Reinaldo Martin Cruz and Ronald Alfaro, were imprisoned for 29 months. The fourth driver, Michael Perez, is awaiting sentencing in October.


“Given everything that was presented, the judge was fair and reasonable,” said defense attorney Jose “Pepe” Herrera, who represented Paulino at Thursday’s sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke.

Last year, investigators began focusing on Muriedas, who had acquired a towing company called Southland from then-Sweetwater Mayor Maroño in 2009 and was involved with him as a partner in other businesses. In an unrelated case, Maroño pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in a government contract case in 2013 and is serving a nearly 3 1/2-year prison sentence.

In his plea agreement, Muriedas admitted that he paid thousands of dollars in bribes to the two Miami public service aides in return for tow-job referrals that benefited Southland and affiliated auto body shops, according to court records.

He made the illegal payments through the four convicted tow-truck drivers, including Tello, who worked for Southland, among other “pirate” towing companies, and played the role of middleman.


Investigators say this is how the scheme worked: The public-service aides informed the pirate towing operators of traffic accidents instead of going through police dispatchers, according to an FBI affidavit. The tow-truck operators, which were supposed to be picked on a rotational basis under contracts with the city, used the insider information to beat other towing companies to the accident scenes.

The pirate towing operators — sometimes along with the city’s aides, Paulino and Dixon, present — pressured the stranded car drivers to have their vehicles towed to certain body shops. They, in turn, boosted damages for fraudulent insurance claims, according to the affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Donald Morin. The body shops then shared some of the profits with the tow-truck drivers.

In court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Lacosta argued that the conspiracy offense not only involved the theft of money, but it also denied the public of “honest services” owed by police department employees.

“Paulino and Dixon provided access to confidential information, access to law enforcement databases, access to accident scenes, and made false entries in police reports to keep the scheme going,” Lacosta wrote in a court filing.


“In turn, the drivers and Muriedas paid bribes directly or indirectly to the public officials, solicited business to which they were not entitled from stranded motorists, [and] steered those stranded drivers to auto collision repair centers that paid cash kickbacks.”

The FBI investigation is now zeroing on body shops that did business with Muriedas’ towing company

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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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Watch- last three commission meetings 08/18/15, 08/28/15 & 09/04/15.
WATCH- LAST THREE COMMISSION MEETINGS
08/18/15, 08/28/15 & 09/04/15

CITY OF SWEETWATER.

WATCH,Special Commission Meeting September 4th, 2015
CLICK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHvfa2zGViU&sns=em

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The Commission cut out the line items for Mayor Lopez's Command staff. Watch on You
The Commission cut out the line items for Mayor Lopez's Command staff.

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

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

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New federal charges for racketeering & violation of civil rights" are coming.

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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

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City budget overdrawn due to unbugeted campaing promised positions. By mayor lopez.
CITY BUDGET OVERDRAWN DUE TO UNBUGETED CAMPAING PROMISED POSITIONS. BY MAYOR LOPEZ.

1-PLACIDO DIAZ- CHIEF POLICE DEPT.

2-THELMA LOPETEGUI-POLICE DEPT.

3-RICARDO ROQUE- POLICE DEPT.

4-RODOLFO HERBELLO- POLICE DEPT.

5-AQUILES CARMONA-POLICE DEPT.

6-RALPH VENTURA CHIEF OF STAFF, ADMINISTRATION.

7-CLAUDIA MIRO-PUBLIC INF. OFFICER.

8- INDIRA PARDILLO-EXC.ASST. TO MAYOR.

9-YAIMA VEGA- PERS. ASST TO MAYOR LOPEZ.

Unbugeted campaing promised positions, including the chief of police and his gang.
Force the city commissioners to ratify all unbugeted campaing promised positions, inc
It is not necessary to be very intelligent or political expert to realize that this is a political situation created with malicious intentions by Mayor Orlando López with the intention TO FORCE AND INTIMIDATEDTHE CITY COMMISSIONERS TO RATIFY ALL UNBUGETED CAMPAING PROMISED POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND HIS GANG ND THE NEW MAYOR'S PRESS INFORMATION ASST

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City budget overdrawn due to unbugeted campaing promised positions. By mayor lopez.

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THE PUMPKINEERS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. Soon on TV. NEWS by ERICKA CARRILLO.
THE PUMKINEERS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. Soon on TV. NEWS by ERICKA CARRILLO.
Lieutenants celebrating mass layoffs !!!

RAFAEL CASTRO
ALEJANDRO RAMOS
LUIS DELMONTE
GEORGE ALVAREZ

Regardless of how old the picture is !
It was still after they were made brass AND after lay offs !!!
Look like that **** you guys are sucking is paying off...

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RAFAEL CASTRO a guy who was fired and convicted for perjury and continues to lie on reports.

He was terminated from Surfside PD for False Statements and Perjury. But, he continues to do the same thing in Sweetwater PD and no one is doing anything about it.

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ALEJANDRO RAMOS a guy who was fired for crashing too many times and continues to crash (and lie to Highway Patrol about it).

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LUIS DELMONTE the midget on the left was caught with narcotics in a jail and last but not least. (SEE REPORT).

Luis Delmonte
Sex: Male
Race: NA / Other
Age: 34

Employment History

Department Of Corrections. Region IV.
Class: Correctional Officer.
Type: Full-Time.
Start Date: 4/18/2008.
Separation: 3/31/2011.
Resigned/Retired While Being Investigated for Violation of Moral Character Standards.

Department Of Corrections. Region III.
Class: Correctional Officer.
Type: Full-Time.
Start Date: 7/13/2007.
Separation: 4/18/2008.
Transfer Within Agency (No break in service).

Complaints: Marijuana-Possession.
Source: Internal Investigation.
Category: Discharged.
Status: Recommended Order Pending.
Opened Date: 8/11/2011.
No Discipline action
Imposed.

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GEORGE ALVAREZ the midget on the right was arrested and indicted for the beating (police brutality & violation of civil rights) to Peter Daniels !!!

Great choice of leaders pumpkin fag