Civil case vs ADLP on marina bribery could turn to another criminal case

A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge last week denied a motion from former Miami Commissioner Humberto Hernandez to dismiss him from the civil case brought against former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla — who is already facing bribery and money laundering charges in a separate case — for shaking down the operator of the Rickenbacker Marina.

But in her decision, Judge Mavel Ruiz also laid out the groundwork for another criminal indictment, this time under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO.

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