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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 23-184
(Executive Order of Suspension)

WHEREAS, Alejandro Diaz de la Portilla is presently serving as a member of the City

Commissionofthe City ofMiami, Florida; and

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2023, Alejandro Diaz de la Portilla was arrested on one count of

Money Laundering, a first-degree felony under section 896. 101, Florida Statutes; three counts of

Unlawful Compensation or Reward for Official Behavior, a second-degree felony under section 838. 016,

Florida Statutes; one count ofBribery / Misuse of Public Office, a second-degree felony under section

838.015,FloridaStatutes;one countofCriminal Conspiracy,a third-degreefelony undersection777.04,

FloridaStatutes;fourcountsofOfficialMisconduct,a third-degreefelonyundersection838.022,Florida

Statutes; one count of Campaign Contribution in Excess of Legal Limits for Political Committees, a

third-degree felony under section 106. 08(1)(a)(3), Florida Statutes; and two counts of Failure to Report

a Gift, a second-degree misdemeanor under Miami-Dade County Code Sec. 2-11 l(e) and section

125.69, Florida Statutes; and

WHEREAS, section 112. 51(2), Florida Statutes, provides that the Governor may suspend from

office any elected municipal officer who is arrested for a felony or for a misdemeanor related to the

dutiesofoffice or is indictedor informedagainstfor the commissionofa federal felony or misdemeanor

or state felony or misdemeanor; and

WHEREAS,it is in the best interests of the residents of the City of Miami, and the citizens of

the State ofFlorida, that Alejandro Diazde la Portilla be immediately suspendedfrom the public office

whichhe nowholds, uponthe grounds set forth in this Executive Order;

 NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, Governor of Florida, pursuant to section 112. 51,

Florida Statutes, find as follows:

A. Alejandro Diaz de la Portilla is, and at all times material was. City of Miami

Commissioner for District 1

B. The office of City of Miami Commissioner for District 1 is within the purview of the

suspension powers ofthe Governor, pursuant to section 112. 51, Florida Statutes.

C. The attached arrest warrant, which is incorporated as if fully set forth in this Executive

Order, alleges that Alejandro Diaz de la Portilla committed felonies and misdemeanors related to the

duties of office under the laws of the State of Florida.

BEING FULLY ADVISED in the premises, and in accordance with the Constitution and the

laws of the State of Florida, this Executive Order is issued, effective today:

Section 1. Alejandro Diaz de la Portilla is suspended from the public office, which he now

holds, to wit: City ofMiami Commissioner for District 1

Section 2. Alejandro Diaz de la Portilla is prohibited from performing any official act, duty,

or function of public office; from receiving any pay or allowance; and from being entitled to any of the

emoluments or privileges of public office during the period of this suspension, which period shall be

from today until a further Executive Order is issued or as otherwise provided by law.

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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FORMIAMI-DADECOUNTY, FLORIDA

STATE OF FLORIDA
Plaintiff,
vs. WARRANT TO ARREST

ALEJANDRODIAZDE LA PORTU.LA

Defendant,
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IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF FL01UDA, TO ALL AND SINGULAR THE

SHERIFFS AND CONSTABLES OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

WHEREAS, Special Agents Gaylon White and Miguel Martinez from the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement and Investigator Karl Ross from Miami-Dade Commission on
Ethics and Public Trust, have presented an Affidavit to Arrest and have this day made an oath
stating that between June 16th, 2020 and September 11, 2023, in the County and Slate aforesaid,
one Alejandro Diaz De La Portilla H/M DOB 08/25/1964, did then and there unlawfully;

COUNT 1- VIOLATION OF THE FLORIDA MONEY LAUNDERING ACT

Beginnmg on or aboutthe June 16, 2020, and continuingthrough August 10, 2022, in the
County aforesaid, ALRIANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTDLLA and WFLLIAM W. RULEY, JR. did
then and there unlawfully, and knowingly, conduct or attempt to conduct a financial transaction
to-wit: the movement of funds/United States currency, knowing that the property represents the
proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, to wit: Unlawful Compensation and/or Bribery;
knowing that the transaction is designed in whole or in part, to conceal or disguise the nature, the
location, the source, the ownership or the control ofthe proceeds ofttie unlawful activity, and said
transactions totaled or exceeded $100, 000. 00 in a twelve month period, contrary to F. S.
896. 101(3)(a) andF. S. 896. 101(5)(c), FloridaStatutes, (L9)

COUNT 2- UNLAWFULCOMPENSATION
Beginning or about August 18, 2020, and continuing through September 20, 2020, in the
County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA and WILLIAMW. RILEY, JR. did
knowingly and intentionally give, offer, or promise to any public servant, to wit: ALEJANDRO
DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA, or, if a public servant, to knowingly and intentionally request, solicit,

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accept, or agree to accept, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized by law, for the past,
present, or future performance, nonperfomiance, or violation of any act or omission which the
person, to wit: WILLIAMW. RILEY, JR. believes to have been, orALEJANDRO DIAZDELA
PORTILLArepresents ashavingbeen, eitherwithin theofficial discretion ofALEJANDRODIAZ
DE LA PORTILLA, in violation of a public duty, or in performance of a public duty, to wit the
passage of Miami City Resolution 20-0352 and Miami City Resolution 22- 0153, contrary to
Florida Statute Section 838.016 (1) and (2) and 775.082 (L7),

COUNT3- UNLAWFULCOMPENSATION
Beginningor abouttlie October 13, 2021,and continuingthrough September 11, 2023, in
the County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA and WILLIAM W. RILEY, JR.
didknowinglyandintentionallygive,offer,orpromiseto anypublicservant,towit:ALEJANDRO
DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA, or, if a public servant, to knowingly and intentionally request, solicit,
accept, or agree to accept, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized by law, for the past,
present, or future performance, nonperformance, or violation of any act or omission which the
person, to wit: WILLIAMW. RtLEY, JR. believes to have been, or ALEJANDRO DIAZDELA
PORTILLArepresentsashavingbeen,eitherwithintheofficialdiscretionofALEJANDRODIAZ
DE LA PORTILLA, in violation of a public duty, or in performance of a public duty, to wit the
passage of Miami City Resolution 20-0352 and Miami City Resolution 22- 0153, contrary to
Florida Statute Section 838. 016 (1) and (2) and 775. 082 (L7),

COUNT 4- UNLAWFUL COMPENSATION

Beginning or about June 16, 2020, and continuing through August 10, 2022, in the County
aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA and WELLIAM W. RILEY, JR. did
knowmgly and intentionally give, offer, orpromise to any public servant, to wit: ALEJANDRO
DIAZ DE LA PORTELLA, or, if a public ser/ant, to knowingly and intentionally request, solicit,
accept, or agree to accept, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized by law, for the past,
present, or future performance, nonperformance, or violation of any act or omission which the
person, to wit: WILLIAMW. RILEY, JR., believes to have been, orALEJANDRODIAZDELA
PORTILLArepresentsashavingbeen,eitherwithintheofficialdiscretionofALEJANDRODIAZ
DE LA PORTILLA, in violation of a public duty, or in performance of a public duty, to wit the

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passage of Miami City Resolution 20-0352 and Miami City Resolution 22-0153, contrary to
Florida Statute Section 838. 016 (I) and (2) and 775. 082 (L7),

COUNT5- BRIBERY
On or about September 20, 2020, in the County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA
PORTILLA, while a public servant, to-wit: a City ofMiami City Commissioner, and WILLIAM
W. RILEY,JR., did kjiowinglyand intentionally give, offer, or promise to ALEJANDRODIAZ
DELAPORTILLA, or, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTTLLA did knowingly and intentionally
request, solicit, accept, or agree to accept for himself or another, any pecuniary or other benefit
notautfiorizedbylawwithanintentorpuq?oseto influencetheperformanceofanyactoromission
which WILLIAMW. RILEY, JR., believes to be, or ALEJANDRODIAZ DE LA PORTILLA
represents asbeing, withintheofficial discretion ofALEJANDRODIAZDELA PORTILLA,in
violation of a public duty, or in perfonnance of a public duty, to wit: the passage of Miami City
Resolution 20-0352 and Miami City Resolution 22-0153, contrary to F. S. 838. 015(1), (L7),

COUNT 6- CRIMINALCONSPIRACY
Beginningon or abouttheAugust 18, 2020,andcontmuingthrough September ] 1, 2023,
inthe Countyaforesaid,ALEJANDRODIAZDELAPORTILLAandWILLIAMF, RILEY,JR,
didthen andthere agree,conspire, combine, or confederatewith eachotherto commit a criminal
offense, to-wit: Money Laundermg, Unlawful Compensation, and or Bribery, in that the said
ALEJAMDROD1AZDE LA PORTILLAand WILLIAMW. RILEY,JR. did unlawfully agree,
conspire, combine, or confederate with each otherto secure the passage ofMiami City Resolution
20-0352 andMiami City Resolution22-0153, contrary to F.S. 777.04, and or F.S. 896. 101(3)(a),
andF.S. 896. 101(5)(c)(L7)(MoneyLaundering),andorF.S. 838.016(1) and(2) and775.082,(L6)
(Unlawful Compensation), andorF.S. 838.015(1), (L6)CBribery),

COUNT 7- OFNC AL MIS NDUCT

On or about September 20, 2020, in the County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA
PORTILLA,a public servant, to wit: a City of Miami City Commissioner, did knowingly and
intentionally obtain a benefit for any person, by falsifying, or causing anotherperson to falsify,
any official record or official document, or by obstructing, delaying, or preventing the

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communication of information relating to the comniission of a felony that directly involves or
affectsthe government entity served by the public servant or public contractor, to wit: failure to
FileForm SB, notifying the Miami City Commissionand Citizens ofMiami of a voting conflict
in connection with the receipt of money from DAVID CENTNER AND LEILA CENTNER,
contrary to F.S. 838. 022,

COUNT8- OFFICIALMISCONDUCT
Beginningon or aboutNovember 5, 2020, and continuingthroughDecember31, 2020, in
the Countyaforesaid,ALEJANDRODIAZDELAPORTH.LA, a publicservant,to wit: a City of
Miami City Commissioner, did biowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person, by
falsifying, or causing another person to falsify, any official record or official document, or by
obstructing,delaying,orpreventingthecommunicationofinformationrelatingto thecommission
ofa felony thatdirectly involves or affectsthegovernment entity served by the public servantor
public contractor, to wit: failure to infonn NancyBrown of the receipt of money from Elnatan
Rudolph,thatwasrequiredto bedisclosedina campaigntreasurerreport, contrarytoF.S, 838,022,

COUNT 9- OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT

Beginningon or aboutthe June 16, 2020, andcontinuingthroughAugust 10, 2022, in the
County aforesaid, ALEJANDROD1AZDE LA PORTH^LA,a public servant, to wit; a City of
Miami City Commissioner, did knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person, by
falsifying, or causing another person to falsify, any official record or official document, or by
obstructing,delaying,orpreventingthe communicationofinfonnationrelatingtotheconimission
of a felony that directly involves or affects the government entity served by the public servant or
public contractor, to wit: failure to File Form SB, notifying the Miami City Commission and
CitizensofMiami,ofa votingconflictin connectionwiththereceiptoftensofthousandsofdollars
from DAVIDCENTNERAND LEILACENTNER,contrary to F.S. 838.022,

COUNT 10- OFFICIALMISCONDUCT

Beginning on or about October 13, 2021, and continuing through May 31, 2023, m the
County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA, a public servant, to wit: a City of
Miami City Commissioner, did knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person, by

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falsifymg, or causmg another person to falsify, any official record or official document, or by
obstructmg, delaying, or preventing the communication ofuiformation relatingto thecommission
ofa felony that directly involves or affects the government entity served by the public servant or
public contractor, to wit: failure to File Form 8B, notifying the Miami City Commission and
CitizensofMiami, ofa voting conflictincoonectionwiththereceiptoftens ofthousandsofdollars
fromDAVIDCENTNERAND LEILACENTNER,contraryto F.S. 838.022,

COUNT11-VIOLATIONOFLBMTTATIONSONCAMPAIGN CONTRIBjmOfiiS
Beginmng onor abouttheJuly21, 2022,andcontinuingthrough August 19,2022, inthe
County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA PORTILLA, a pubUc servant, to wit: a City of
MiamiCity Commissioner, didknowmgly andintentionally, asanagentofProvenLeadershipof
Miaiai-DadeCounty, a political comimttee, causedcontributions m excessof$1,000tobedonated
to the County Court Judicial election ofhis brother, RENIER DIAZ DE LAPORTILLA, to wit:
A. $6,000.00paidonJuly28, 2022, forpartialpayment ofinvoice#113732;
B. $5,484. 42 paid on July 29, 2022, payment of balance for Invoice #113732;
C. 55,379. 76 paid on July 26, 2022, for Invoice #113652;
D. $3,588.88paidonAugust4, 2022, andJuly29, 2022;
E. $1, 322. 72 paid on August 19, 2022, on Invoice #113911, contrary to F. S. 106. 08

COUNT 12- FAIL RE TO REPORT A GIFT

On or about January 1, 2021, in the County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA
PORTD-. LA, a pubUc servant, to wit: a City ofMiami City Commissioner, failed to disclose a gift
or series of gifts, to wit: payment of hotel charges received on or about the 18th day of August,
2020. from William W. Riley, Jr.,having a value in excess ofonehundred dollars ($100. 00), by
not filing the disclosure form requu-ed by Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, for "local ofScers" with
fhe Clerk of the Board ofthe City of Miami, contiwy to Section 2-11. 1, subsection (eX4) ofthe
Code ofMiami-Dade County, and F. S. 125. 69

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 COUNT 13- FAILURETO REPORTA GIFT
On or about April I, 2021, in the County aforesaid, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA
PORTILLA, a public servant, to wit: a City of Miami City Commissioner, failed to disclose a gift
or series of gifts, to wit: payment ofhotel charges received on or about November 4, 2020, from
Elnatan Rudolph, having a value in excess of one hundred dollars ($100. 00), by not filing the
disclosure form required by Chapter 112, Florida Statures, for "local officers" with the Clerk of
the BoardoftheCity ofMiami,contraryto Section2-11. 1, subsection(e)(4) oftheCodeofMiami-
Dade County, and F. S. 125. 69.

Name: ALEJANDRO DtAZ DE LA PORTILLA

DOB: 08/25/1964
Description: H/M 6'00" bm hair bm eyes
D/L:
s. s. #:
Address: 1480 NW N River DR #E2606
Miami, FL 33125-2867

The offenses set forth inthe foregoing Warrant arecontrary to the statute in such case made
and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Florida. Attached hereto and made
a part hereof by incoiporation is the Affidavit executed by GAYLON WHITE, MIGUEL
MARTINEZ, and KARL ROSS, Affiants herein.

THEREFORE, I command you forthwith to arrest the said, ALEJANDRO DIAZ DE LA

PORTILLAand bringhim beforeme to be dealt with accordingto law.

Given undermy hand and seal this 13th day of S ember, .D. 2023.

of the Circuit Court

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