Miami-Dade County’s new elections supervisor, Alina Garcia, has hired a former city of Miami employee who in 2021 was at the center of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation probing whether she was a “no-show” employee.
The employee, Jenny Nillo, was fired amid the investigation, and the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission later found “probable cause” that Nillo’s boss and friend, then-Miami City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, abused his public office by allowing her to use a city vehicle to run personal errands for him. The state did not bring any charges.
In March, Nillo was hired as a senior executive secretary in the Elections Department, making about $45,000 a year, according to documents obtained by the Miami Herald through a public records request. An offer letter states that Nillo’s start date was March 3…