The Miami Parking Authority fabricated emails to make it appear that they followed proper procedure for bidding at 240 N. Miami Ave, according to a Miami city attorney.
Mana’s attorneys had said in a lawsuit that the MPA never provided proper notification of a decision to award the property to a rival. While the MPA had submitted emails as evidence of notification, a forensic examination has now revealed the purported sent dates to be false, according to a city of Miami attorney.
MPA planning and development director Rolando Tapanes has resigned in the wake of the revelation, according to the Herald. MPA CEO Art Noriega, rumored to be a “Tampa homeboy” of the winning bidder, remains in his position.
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