NewzTwo men were arrested for allegedly committing financial and corporate fraud at the Venetian Gardens at Country Club of Miami, authorities confirmed. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday, 51-year-old property manager Carlos Jose Mejia received kickbacks from hiring 62-year-old Richard Murray, the owner of a construction company.The scheme impacted hundreds of units who were paying the HOA, official documents indicated. Jail records show Mejia is facing 10 counts of violation of the Florida Condominium Act and one count of organized scheme to defraud.Records show Murray is facing one count of organized scheme to defraud.Mejia appeared before a judge in Miami-Dade County on Thursday and was granted a $40,000 bond.
He remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Thursday evening, while Murray was not listed among the jail’s inmates. .l10-neighborhood, .l10-neighborhood * { box-sizing: border-box; } .l10-neighborhood{ --blue-dark:#0d2c73; --blue:#1f57c4; --blue-light:#3370e6; --gray-bg:#f2f3f5; --gray-border:#d6d8dc; --text-dark:#1a1a1a; --white:#ffffff; font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width:860px; margin:1.5rem auto; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid var(--gray-border); background:var(--gray-bg); box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.12); text-align:center; } .l10-head{ background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue-dark),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 16px; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:1rem; letter-spacing:.3px; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:8px; } .l10-body{ max-width:740px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 16px 18px; } .l10-sub{ margin:12px 0 10px; font-size:.95rem; color:var(--text-dark); font-weight:500; text-align:center; } .l10-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } @media (min-width:600px){ .l10-grid{ grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); } } .nb-btn{ display:grid; place-items:center; text-align:center; line-height:1; width:100%; min-height:48px; padding:10px; border-radius:8px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:.95rem; background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue-light),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.15); transition:background .15s ease, transform .1s ease, box-shadow .15s ease; } .nb-… In Colombia, people are marking the exact moment a 7.4 earthquake uprooted so many lives.Horns and noise echo memories of the chaos, when entire buildings came crashing down.
At least 330 people died.It was the largest earthquake to hit the country since 1979.At least 20 buildings collapsed in Cali, and the cleanup continues. Some of the collapse sites have now been cleared.Nearly 40,000 tons of debris have been removed from sites like this one, from more than 140 buildings that collapsed across Colombia.With the debris cleared in Cali, the mayor has declared that the reconstruction process has begun.But for people like Angela Charry, the uncertainty remains.“I was autonomous. It was immense,” Charry said.Her home, where she lives with her 90-year-old mother, was left uninhabitable.
She is now staying with a family friend.“All we are waiting for is an opportunity for housing,” she said.For many survivors, finding a place to live is only part of the challenge.“Some of them are feeling hopeless about the situation and don’t know what will happen,” said Pamela Londoño, a mental health leader with the NGO Project Hope.“What they are in need of is a safe space to live. They are looking to recover their livelihoods. But also they are in need of mental health and social-psych support.” .l10-neighborhood, .l10-neighborhood * { box-sizing: border-box; } .l10-neighborhood{ --blue-dark:#0d2c73; --blue:#1f57c4; --blue-light:#3370e6; --gray-bg:#f2f3f5; --gray-border:#d6d8dc; --text-dark:#1a1a1a; --white:#ffffff; font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width:860px; margin:1.5rem auto; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid var(--gray-border); background:var(--gray-bg); box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.12); text-align:center; } .l10-head{ background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue-dark),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 16px; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:1rem; letter-spacing:.3px; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:8px; } .l10-body{ max-width:740px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 16px 18px; } .l10-sub{ margin:12px 0 10px; font-size:.95rem; color:var(--text-dark); font-weight:500; text-align:center; } .l10-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } @media (min-width:600px){ .l10-grid{ grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); } } .nb…
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