MIAMI — The controversy surrounding Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo continues as the U.S. Marshals begin the process of seizing his assets . But, many questions are raised surrounding the notice of levy on his home and if they’ll actually put him out.
On Friday afternoon, officials from the United States Marshals Service came to Carollo’s Coconut Grove home to put up a notice of levy on his front door, stating that they were coming for it to pay off his $63.5 million debt to two Little Havana businessmen . Later that evening, Carollo told reporters that he was not leaving.
“You know, I’m being held in Limbo like nobody else,” he said.
According to his attorney Marc Sarnoff, the home — which Carollo purchased in 2001 and lives in with his wife — cannot be seized because of certain Florida laws.
“Just like when you go home tonight and your husband or wife had an action against them and you have marital property, it’s not subject to what’s called tenants by entirety — which is your marital — it’s not subject to seizure,” Sanorff told reporters Friday afternoon.