Miami taxpayers have spent more than $5 million on Joe Carollo’s legal bills, documents reveal

MIAMI — Local 10 News obtained documents on Friday showing just how much Miami taxpayers have spent so far on private firms to defend Commissioner Joe Carollo in a federal civil suit brought by Little Havana businessmen who claimed the commissioner violated their civil rights.

Carollo was hit with a $63.5 million verdict in 2023, but litigation remains ongoing, including a recent failed appeal. But Carollo has promised that his legal fight is “not over yet.”

So far, that fight has cost the city at least $5 million, according to spreadsheets released to Local 10 News after a public records request…

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