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A | MIAMI -- A suspended Miami city commissioner who is accused of accepting $245,000 in exchange for voting to approve construction of a sports facility has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges, including bribery and money laundering.Alex Diaz de la Portilla did not appear in court Friday, but his attorney, Ben Kuehne, entered the plea for him.Diaz de la Portilla and a co-defendant, Miami attorney William Riley Jr., were arrested Sept. 14.Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Diaz de la Portilla, who is a fellow Republican, after the commissioner's arrest. Kuehne said Friday that his client was campaigning for the Nov. 7 election to keep his seat on the commission.“We look forward to a vindication of these charges because Alex is not guilty," Kuehne said at the Miami-Dade criminal courthouse, according to the Miami Herald.Kuehne requested that Diaz de la Portilla be tried separately from Riley, WPLG-TV reported.On Friday, Riley's attorney also entered a not guilty plea for his client, who did not appear in court. Riley is accused of being the front for the business that allegedly gave money to the Diaz de la Portilla campaign in exchange for the right to build a sports facility on land that is now a downtown city park.Both men bonded out of jail soon after being arrested, and their next status hearing is Nov. 14. A trial date has not been set.Diaz de la Portilla is a former state legislator and was elected to the city commission in 2019. Investigators said Diaz de la Portilla and Riley accepted more than $15,000 for the Miami-Dade County Court judicial campaign of Diaz de la Portilla’s brother but did not report the money, as required by state law. Riley also controlled a bank account in the name of a Delaware-based corporation to launder about $245,000 in concealed political contributions made by a management services company in exchange for permission to build a sports complex, officials said.Investigators also said Diaz de la Portilla operated and controlled two political committees used both for his brother’s campaign and for personal spending. Records showed one of the committees reported donations of about $2.3 million and the other reported more than $800,000.Diaz de La Portilla and Riley are each charged with one count of money laundering, three counts of unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, one count of bribery and one count of criminal conspiracy. Diaz de la Portilla is also charged with four counts of official misconduct, one count of campaign contribution in excess of legal limits and two counts of failure to report a gift. Riley is also charged with failure to disclose lobbyist expenses.。 波东巴西组屋一单位外发现焦尸。(左图:死者Facebook。右图:曾琬瑜)位于波东巴西的一座组屋单位走廊惊见一具男焦尸,惊动警方封锁楼层展开调查。波东巴西组屋焦尸案的44岁男死者证实是案发单位的住户。死者哥哥受访时说,弟弟昨早喝醉了被友人送回家,友人敲了门后便把弟弟留在门外就离开,结果同住在屋内的表姐被警方通知说弟弟被烧死了。这起事件发生在昨天早上6点45分,地点是波东巴西1道第107座组屋八楼的一个单位外。死者是44岁的林明利,生前单身,是一名自由工作者,一两年前与表姐同住在上述单位,互相照应。死者遗体被抬走。据悉,由于案件非常离奇,场面也相当骇人,新加坡刑事侦查局(CID)人员也到场,以确定案件属性。据观察,事发单位外铺著褐色的纸张,上面都是烧焦物。警方封锁8楼调查,并用白布帆布遮盖事发地点,多名警员进出该单位外。不愿透露姓名的居民透露,昨日清晨7时许就闻到有烟味,但不知道发生什么事。死者林明利。另一名居民则说,他在同一个时段也听到有人大声叫喊的声音。民防部队受询时表示,昨日清晨6时45分接获一起单位外发生火患的通报。民防人员抵达前,民众使用灭火器灭火。一人当场宣告死亡。失火原因还在调查中。警方证实,当时接获一起求助通报,一名44岁男子被发现一动也不动倒在一个单位外,过后被宣告死亡。初步调查显示,警方已排除他杀,调查仍在进行中。

B | 组屋单位走廊惊见一具男焦尸,疑是死者亲友进入事发地点。现场有居民透露,死者事发前相信已经喝醉,凌晨时分回家,整个人醉醺醺,还有朋友搀扶着他,但不知为何他昨早会烧死在单位外走廊。从事金融业、46岁的哥哥向《8视界新闻网》记者透露,他是在早上9点接到表姐的电话。表姐在电话的另一头哭得十分凄惨:“弟弟被烧死了,死在家门外”。林明利烧死在单位外走廊。据他了解,有抽烟习惯的弟弟昨早和朋友一起喝酒,结果喝醉了,友人就将他送回家。“友人敲了门,喊了几声,便把他留在门外就离开了。”当时有同层邻居叫他们降低声量。

C | 不久后,邻居发现弟弟被火烧,便立刻报警和协助灭火。而事发时表姐正在熟睡中,警方上门后才得知弟弟出事了。他说,当他接到弟弟过世的消息时,80多岁的母亲刚好在他身旁,得知儿子过世后悲痛万分。“弟弟前几天还说要带母亲去台湾玩,非常孝顺。他的离开太突然,我们接受不了,希望警方调查后给我们一个交代。”他透露,弟弟为人善良,也很帅“很像刘德华”。

D | “弟弟对朋友很忠诚、善良,交游广阔,平时也爱和朋友去喝酒,偶尔会吸烟。”林先生是早上上午9时许接获通知后,就和父母赶到现场。他说,警方告诉他们,当时火势燃烧得非常快,相信是过后有居民经过看到弟弟被烧才报警。波东巴西一个组屋单位门外发现焦尸。(图:关美玲) 当尸体被搬离现场时,可听见表姐撕心裂肺的哭喊声,听了叫人鼻酸。表姐则说,母亲几个月因为高龄卧病在床,表弟一直细心照顾她。林先生说,弟弟对朋友很忠诚、善良,交游广阔,也很帅“很像刘德华”。他说,弟弟前几天还说要带母亲去台湾玩,非常孝顺。“他的离开太突然,我们接受不了,希望警方调查后给我们一个交代。”另外,调查人员陆续带走了六袋证物,其中一些袋子装著一罐罐子的物品。死者的腿部有严重烧伤的痕迹。直到中午大约12时40分,死者遗体才被抬上黑车。当尸体被搬离现场时,可听见表姐撕心裂肺的哭喊声,听了叫人鼻酸。
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