Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was arrested for money laundering and bribery after the Miami-Dade ethics board launched an investigation. Subsequently, Florida lawmakers passed a law prohibiting ethics boards from initiating investigations. In a related development, the Florida Democratic Party's Central Committee voted to remove Robert Dempster as chair of the Miami-Dade party, following state party chair Nikki Fried's earlier suspension of him. Despite Fried's efforts, the party rejected her move and reinstated the Palm Beach County party chair, effectively making her 2-for-3 in her attempts to suspend county party chairs.
#Florida Democratic Party rejects @NikkiFried’s move, reinstates Palm Beach County party chair. Her suspension of 2 other county party chairs stands, so she's 2-for-3. https://t.co/woxxLeX0wX via @browardpolitics
In a rare election year shake-up, Florida Democrats voted to permanently remove Miami-Dade County Democratic Party chair Robert Dempster from his post, after state party chair Nikki Fried suspended him earlier this month. https://t.co/GJrSZMkzoy
Florida Democratic Party rejects Nikki Fried’s move, reinstates Palm Beach County party chair https://t.co/4LdsgoqlR4
Florida Democrats remove the Miami-Dade party chair, and one other, after suspensions https://t.co/zVxjACs4II
The Florida Democratic Party's Central Committee has voted to remove Robert Dempster as chair of the Miami-Dade party, per two people familiar. @NikkiFried suspended Dempster earlier this month.
Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was arrested for money laundering and bribery after the Miami-Dade ethics board launched an investigation. Florida lawmakers have now passed a law prohibiting ethics boards from launching investigations. https://t.co/0YfSZiCR36