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…