Public Corruption

Ex-Hialeah police chief walks out of Miami-Dade jail

Sergio Velazquez, the Hialeah police chief from 2012 to 2021, walked out of jail Tuesday after prosecutors accused him on Monday of using city funds to cover lavish personal expenses including Rolex watches.

Instead of enforcing the law, Miami-Dade correctional officer broke it to make money, prosecutors say

Instead of enforcing the law, federal prosecutors say a Miami-Dade correctional officer was breaking it to make money off drugs and contraband.