The Miami Police Department is investigating allegations that former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez gifted Rolex watches to his four sergeants-at-arms before leaving office.
Last month, local activist Thomas Kennedy, who has previously contributed opinion pieces to New Times, filed an internal affairs complaint asking the department to investigate whether the former mayor had given officers high-end luxury watches in the days leading up to Mayor Eileen Higgins’ swearing-in.
“It has come to my attention that multiple sources allege that four City of Miami Police Sergeant-at-Arms, Pierre Cazassus, Yamil Martinez Sanchez, Stanley J. Paul-Noel, and Andrea Preston, each received a Rolex watch from then-elected official, now private resident of Miami, Francis Suarez,” the complaint reads. “If true, this would be a clear violation of Miami Police Departmental orders related to gifts and gratuities.”…