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In a memo, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava called for new safeguards over the Guardianship Program of Dade County, as well as a review of its staffing and leadership, after an audit report found program employees violated state law.
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Miami-Dade's Inspector General found that the Guardianship Program of Dade County 鈥 a county-funded nonprofit meant to care for wards deemed 鈥渋ncapacitated鈥 by the courts 鈥 had multiple conflicts within its structure relating to property sales. The report comes more than a year after 港澳天下彩reported that the agency was repeatedly selling properties to a small network of buyers who would then sell them for big profits.
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With Miami鈭扗ade officials continuing their investigation of the Guardianship Program of Dade County and its real estate transactions, 港澳天下彩has learned that two companies 鈥 linked to Miami City Attorney Victoria M茅ndez 鈥 purchased and sold for hefty gains nearly three dozen properties that were once owned by the nonprofit, through a network of businesses or individuals.
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Following WLRN鈥檚 reporting on the Guardianship Program鈥檚 sale of its wards' properties to Express Homes 鈥 owned by Miami City Attorney Victoria M茅ndez' husband Carlos Morales 鈥 officials launched an investigation. Now we have found Gallego Homes, owned by M茅ndez' mother Margarita, also made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling homes purchased from the nonprofit.
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The county's actions follows a 港澳天下彩report that found the Guardianship Program sold properties of people under its care since 2011 to the same realty company.
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The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing announcement comes the same month 港澳天下彩and Bloomberg Law published stories showing a lack of oversight and accountability in guardianship programs
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She directed the county to pause grant funding for the Guardianship Program of Dade County pending an independent investigation of its real estate transactions.
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Commissioner Eileen Higgins asked the county Inspector General to investigate the non-profit agency following WLRN's reporting on its selling of clients' real estate properties
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WLRN's investigative team joins host Carlos Fr铆as to discuss their latest report, which looks into a government-funded nonprofit that was put in place to help care for people who can鈥檛 take care of themselves. And sometimes sell their homes to cover the cost of their care. Reporters Joshua Ceballos and Danny Rivero found blurred lines in the program.Plus, we鈥檒l hear a radio documentary about how developers and cities clash over how to restore the hundreds of Art Deco buildings on Miami Beach.
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Florida鈥檚 Guardian ad Litem program is asking the legislature for funding to reimburse its volunteers, who travel hundreds of miles for the abused and...
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Florida鈥檚 Guardian ad Litem program may have thousands of volunteers, but agency officials say they need more male role models, who can advocate on...