An ethics committee in Miami Dade County in Florida is investigating suspended Miami mayor Cesar Casara for allegedly running up a US$50,000 telephone bill in calls to the DR. Diario Libre reports that initial investigations reveal that Casara was calling a woman named as Santagracia de Leon. De Leon says she is Casara’s girlfriend.<\/p>\n
Suspicions about the calls were aroused after officials noticed the enormous phone bill on a city-issued phone, and there was no reason for the calls since the office did not have any official dealings with the DR.<\/p>\n
There are also charges from the city phone to a local lawyer called Judith Thomas. Casara’s lawyer says that his client did not know the phone had restrictions and that if it did, he would cover the costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An ethics committee in Miami Dade County in Florida is investigating suspended Miami mayor Cesar Casara for allegedly running up a US$50,000 telephone bill in calls to the DR. Diario Libre reports that initial investigations reveal that Casara was calling a woman named as Santagracia de Leon. De Leon says she is Casara’s girlfriend. Suspicions … <\/p>\n