County inspectors face corruption charges, accused of extorting family-owned restaurants

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County inspectors face corruption charges, accused of extorting family-owned restaurants

Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrests of two county inspectors accused of extorting local businesses for cash.

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2 Miami-Dade County employees accused of using government position to rip off local restaurants of $14K - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two Miami-Dade County employees are accused of ripping off at least 15 restaurants and using their government positions to do

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Miami-Dade inspectors arrested in restaurant extortion and bribery scheme: Sheriff

Two Miami-Dade food inspectors were arrested in a nearly year-long corruption investigation that found they were extorting restaurant owners out of thousands of dollars, authorities said. “Operation Grease Trap” began in April of 2024 after Miami-Dade Police were contacted by the restaurant owners who alleged extortion by county employees, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said at a news conference Wednesday with Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fe…

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Two food inspectors from Miami-Dade were arrested following a corruption investigation that lasted almost a year and revealed that they extorted restaurant owners for thousands of dollars, authorities reported. Operation “Gray Trap” began in April 2024 after Miami-Dade police were contacted by restaurant owners, who alleged extortion by county employees, said Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz at a press conference held Wednesday with Miami-Dade State …