FLA Mayor Pays Ethics Fine in Pennies

Mon, 05/9/2016

For every public official fined for ethics violations who´s thought: ¨I oughtta pay this off in pennies¨... well, here´s your guy.

From the Miami Herald: ¨Handing over 145 boxes full of of pennies and nickels, Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez has paid a $4,000 fine by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust for publicly lying about his businesses dealings with a convicted jeweler.

Check the photo below:

Hialeah mayor pays $4,000 ethics fine — in pennies and nickels https://t.co/WMBsd3l2yZ pic.twitter.com/FFk87VEUaE
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) May 5, 2016

The mayor was also quoted, speakign of the ethics commission¨“I hope this puts an end to this political circus that they started.¨

LOL.

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