Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz. Photo: AM Holt/ALM.
In a 5-2 decision on Friday, the Florida Supreme Court said no to the latest sanctions proposed by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) and Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria Ortiz, charged with violating the judicial code of conduct by accepting free hotel stays with her husband, a government official who allegedly took them as bribes.
December 07, 2018 at 04:50 PM
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The Florida Supreme Court has, for the second time, rejected the stipulated discipline for Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz, who was accused of accepting free hotel stays with her husband, Mariano Fernandez, former director of Miami Beach’s building department, who allegedly took them as bribes.
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) charged Ortiz with ethics violations in May, while her husband lost his job and faces corruption charges.
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