Article: Alonso. (In the News).(former Miami-Dade Commissioner Miriam Alonso arrested on charges stemming from misuse of funds)(Brief Article)

Article: Commissioner Miriam Alonso arrested
Miami Times;  April 30, 2002 ;     436 words ...Smith, Jason T. Miami Times 04-30-2002 Miami-Dade County Commissioner Miriam Alonso was arrested Monday and charged with grand theft in connection to a public corruption probe by the state attorney's office ...

Article: County Commissioner Miriam Alonso. ...
Florida Trend;  June 1, 2002 ;     618 words ...County Commissioner Miriam Alonso is the latest Miami-Dade official facing public corruption allegations. Alonso, popular within Miami's Cuban-American community ...

Article: Miriam Alonso.(players)
Florida Trend;  January 1, 2007 ;     306 words ...Former Miami-Dade Commissioner Miriam Alonso, once among the most powerful figures in county politics, will serve 41/2 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of stealing more than $100,000 from campaign funds.

Article: Loud & Clear: Miriam Alonso, remember the Haitian ...
Miami Times;  May 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... instance, look at what has happened to Miriam Alonso, one of the most active commissioners ... from her 1998 reelection campaign. Miriam Alonso deserves what she is getting today ... for a long time may not remember what Miriam Alonso did to the Haitian community in 1989 ...

Article: Stories of Political Power, Corruption, Crime Make Headlines in ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... power reeked of scandal, topped by Miami-Dade Commissioner Miriam Alonso's suspension on charges of gorging at the ... confiscated $15,000 in furniture from County Commissioner Miriam Alonso's house after prosecutors charged her with ...

Article: Miami-Dade County, Fla., Panel Approves Mass-Transit Funding ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Dade Mayor Alex Penelas. Barreiro said he and Penelas have "exchanged ideas." One committee member, Commissioner Miriam Alonso, warned against holding a referendum this year, reminding colleagues of the penny-tax campaign in 1999 ...

Article: Cuban Plane Diverted To Miami; 48 of 53 on Board Seek U.S. Asylum
The Washington Post;  December 30, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... is not so strong, that it is weak and falling apart. If this could happen, what else can happen?" Miami Commissioner Miriam Alonso said at the airport. Alonso said FBI agents told her informally that none of the defectors would be charged ...