Good riddance you little, worthless putz. There must be an investigation brewing. I hope it gets him and his pig-faced wifey.

Why doesn't the Gazette cover the Maria Menendez story? Why the silence?

I agree.

The end of the Slesnick era? What the heck will Volsky have to write about now?

Volsky can now write about the married homewrecker at Public Works which needs to fired before he causes another sexual related lawsuit.

Sleaznick knows about this coward and has done nothing about him.

The Mayor , Commision and City Employees should be ashamed and embarrased by there actions and inactions. The continual focus on the unethical behaviour by tax payer funded staff must not be ignored. The married men which work for the city and have wrecked several marriages and have broken up families are still employed and collecting a hefty paycheck and will someday collect a pension . The Mayor will complete his term and nothing will be done regarding these homewreckers. This is just 1 example of how this administration ignores and looks the other way when it comes to unethical behaviour. Someday these scumbags will sue the city and we the taxpayers will have to continue paying to allow this unethical married employees to be screwing at work.
said Concerned Citizen and parent

The city manager has to go with him so we can have TRANSPARENCY, Then the City can become Beautiful again.

Too bad that the Mayor will get to stick us with another big property tax increase before he leaves. Mr. Kerdyck (author of the most recent tax increase) will be a wonderful substitute for Mr. Slesnick.

FINALLY!

can't he leave any sooner???

SLEAZE-NICK is the worst! Scumbag!

I love it! If that old coot Volsky lives another year and a half, El Caballo will be pissing on Slesnick’s political grave!! Wow, that guy's almost 90 and he took out both the former city manager and the mayor.

Why not a story on Maria Menendez?

Why not a story on Maria Menendez?

Volsky, quit kissing Nick DiDonato's tail as you have been doing recently. Why do you not question why he has not paid the second REQUIRED deposit for the country club? Is Little Ceasar blackmailing the city? He is just a foreign midget from Toronto who got upset because they did not give him all the toys. Yes, Mayor and Vice Mayor, for sticking up for the residents of this city and not giving in to threats of "I will go away." Mr. DiDonato, if your overdue payment is a sign of things to come, please leave, we do not need your devalued Canadian dollars in our city or anywhere in our county. Ciao, Bambino.

VOLSKY WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS WRITE AN EXPOSE ON MARIA MENENDEZ, AKA MARIA ALBERRO JIMENEZ, WHO ENRICHED THE POCKETS OF A CONVICTED FELON, HAD AN ONGOING CONTRACT WITH THE CITY AND SHE ENDED UP MARRYING HIM BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

HYPOCRISY IS BAD KARMA AND MARIA MENENDEZ IS A THIEF.

AS FOR THE MAYOR, THE REASON HE'S QUITTING IS BECAUSE THERE' S A FEDERAL PROBE OUT ON HIS ASS.

I think you should investigate the assistant city manager of Coral Gables, Maria Jimenez.

In 2009 she married Norberto Menendez, Jr., the president of a company named Globalis, Inc., long since defunct. However, there's a long criminal and ethical papertrail from both of them.

Both Maria Menendez and Norberto Menendez have been under ethics/criminal investigation for many years. An ethics investigation in the early part of 2002/3 revolved around Maria's extramarital relationship with Norberto while he was still the president for Globalis and, obviously, for bilking the city out of millions of dollars.

Insiders from the City of Coral Gables think that the total tally from Globalis to us taxpayers was around $2.3 Million dollars. All the city got for, in return, for was a non-functional intranet website. Along the way, Globalis bilked the city for services that were never performed; computers and electronic equipments that were never ordered; and of course the hiring of any potential vendors that might rival Norberto's monopoly at the city.

In various depositions mostly resulting from Norberto's divorce proceedings, Maria Jimenez, in her role of assistant city manager, never denied her role or her relationship with Norberto, which included personal trips with him to seminars as far away as Las Vegas, gifts given to her by him such as an Apple laptop, and gold jewelry. During the process of an internal investigation by the city against Maria and Norberto, she further admitted that she supervised Norberto, and that she could do it because in her position as assistant city manager nothing precluded her from supervising him (I guess that a conflict of interest never crossed her mind.) The internal affairs investigation, after it was completed, was simply filed away by police officers all of whow have admitted being friendly to her. Plain and simple.

In 2003, the ethics commission, thanks to a complaint personally filed by former city manager HC Eads, admonished Maria Jimenez for getting personally involved with a man who was running a city business. But it stopped short of recommending this for a criminal investigation because, as they concluded, there wasn't enough evidence. It did tell her to be more careful, that her role as public officer and lover was a big conflict of interest.

But the scam continued.

In fact, Norberto became the city's sole consultant in all IT matters, except for another vendor hired at the B&Z department who was an equally corrupt scammer and who was arrested in 2006. The total tally for this company in more than a decade of service is more than a million dollars.

Globalis filed for bankruptcy in 2004, but only after the city of Coral Gables settled with Norberto for hundreds of thousands of dollars. More alarming in 2002 Noberto received one count of a 3rd degree grand theft felony, but in his role as consultant for the city, his services to the city never stopped as it would have happened if a vendor was arrested for grand theft.

All of this was kept quiet by Maria's peers.

In 2006, the ethics investigation into Maria's affairs with Norberto and his divorce became part of a criminal investigation. This resulted after a whistle-blower was arrested and he turned in to the state incriminating documents about Maria Jimenez and Norberto Menendez; mainly copies of the internal affairs investigation that was simply filed away waiting to be destroyed by the city's own police department. The State Attorney's Office, after an exhaustive ongoing investigation into Maria's and Norberto's affair, hasn't not brought any charges against the "ethical" couple.

In September 12, 2008, both Maria and Norberto, feeling immune from punishment, decided to marry, and they did. Since Norberto is no longer a city vendor (though he became a millionaire in his role of president of Globalis), I guess neither of them see this union as a conflict of interest, wrong-headed, or criminally-minded. But it is both wrong and criminally-minded, I think.

It's a shame. These two people know that what they did is wrong, yet they both are enjoying the fruits of their wrongdoing. NO ONE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES GETS AWAY WITH THIS. WHY ARE THEY AN EXCEPTION?

But I will do whatever is necessary to expose Maria Menendez.

I think you should investigate the assistant city manager of Coral Gables, Maria Jimenez.

In 2009 she married Norberto Menendez, Jr., the president of a company named Globalis, Inc., long since defunct. However, there's a long criminal and ethical papertrail from both of them.

Both Maria Menendez and Norberto Menendez have been under ethics/criminal investigation for many years. An ethics investigation in the early part of 2002/3 revolved around Maria's extramarital relationship with Norberto while he was still the president for Globalis and, obviously, for bilking the city out of millions of dollars.

Insiders from the City of Coral Gables think that the total tally from Globalis to us taxpayers was around $2.3 Million dollars. All the city got for, in return, for was a non-functional intranet website. Along the way, Globalis bilked the city for services that were never performed; computers and electronic equipments that were never ordered; and of course the hiring of any potential vendors that might rival Norberto's monopoly at the city.

In various depositions mostly resulting from Norberto's divorce proceedings, Maria Jimenez, in her role of assistant city manager, never denied her role or her relationship with Norberto, which included personal trips with him to seminars as far away as Las Vegas, gifts given to her by him such as an Apple laptop, and gold jewelry. During the process of an internal investigation by the city against Maria and Norberto, she further admitted that she supervised Norberto, and that she could do it because in her position as assistant city manager nothing precluded her from supervising him (I guess that a conflict of interest never crossed her mind.) The internal affairs investigation, after it was completed, was simply filed away by police officers all of whow have admitted being friendly to her. Plain and simple.

In 2003, the ethics commission, thanks to a complaint personally filed by former city manager HC Eads, admonished Maria Jimenez for getting personally involved with a man who was running a city business. But it stopped short of recommending this for a criminal investigation because, as they concluded, there wasn't enough evidence. It did tell her to be more careful, that her role as public officer and lover was a big conflict of interest.

But the scam continued.

In fact, Norberto became the city's sole consultant in all IT matters, except for another vendor hired at the B&Z department who was an equally corrupt scammer and who was arrested in 2006. The total tally for this company in more than a decade of service is more than a million dollars.

Globalis filed for bankruptcy in 2004, but only after the city of Coral Gables settled with Norberto for hundreds of thousands of dollars. More alarming in 2002 Noberto received one count of a 3rd degree grand theft felony, but in his role as consultant for the city, his services to the city never stopped as it would have happened if a vendor was arrested for grand theft.

All of this was kept quiet by Maria's peers.

In 2006, the ethics investigation into Maria's affairs with Norberto and his divorce became part of a criminal investigation. This resulted after a whistle-blower was arrested and he turned in to the state incriminating documents about Maria Jimenez and Norberto Menendez; mainly copies of the internal affairs investigation that was simply filed away waiting to be destroyed by the city's own police department. The State Attorney's Office, after an exhaustive ongoing investigation into Maria's and Norberto's affair, hasn't not brought any charges against the "ethical" couple.

In September 12, 2008, both Maria and Norberto, feeling immune from punishment, decided to marry, and they did. Since Norberto is no longer a city vendor (though he became a millionaire in his role of president of Globalis), I guess neither of them see this union as a conflict of interest, wrong-headed, or criminally-minded. But it is both wrong and criminally-minded, I think.

It's a shame. These two people know that what they did is wrong, yet they both are enjoying the fruits of their wrongdoing. NO ONE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES GETS AWAY WITH THIS. WHY ARE THEY AN EXCEPTION?

But I will do whatever is necessary to expose Maria Menendez.

PLEASE will you for Mayor Mr. Pardo?

We the people of Coral Gables NEED YOU and not Billy or Chip.

I call upon Mayor Pardo, and I hope that we taxpayers replace the entire commission body, including the city attorney, and totally clean the place of corruption. It is obvious that David Brown was not the only one. Maria Menendez takes my nomination for corruption... and who would have thought! The thing about the Menendez corruption is that it's all true!

Call me a dreamer, an optimist, a hopeful voter, BUT, the two most honest and capable individuals I have met and voted for CG government are Gonzalo Sanabria and Felix Pardo. I have no idea if they have the slightest interest in doing it again after Slesnick, Anderson, Withers, Liz Hernandez, Prescott and the vile Guilfords ganged up against both of them and eked out a slim victory. But, now that the horrible Sleaze is going we could hope they reconnect once more. Anyone that knows them should tell them to run, please, for all our sake.

Don't let the door hit your butt on the way out Donny! It's been a long, grueling, scandal-plagued ride infested with fraud and corruption! You and your cronies have done a lot of damage to the not-so-beautiful city.

You mean to say that Maria finally married her long-time lover Norb even after he has a long history of physical and espousal abuse? even after his 3rd degree grand theft felony? But Maria made him a millionaire and she also made sure that the ex Mrs. Menendez got nothing for it. I doubt it if Norb is going to double cross the new Ms. Menendez. He knows she's a dangerous dynosaur.

KARMA/Anonymous = CV - you are the only homewrecker (your unemployment, drinking, drugs). don't blame anyone but yourself. anybody would leave a stinky drunk!! it was about your "actions, unethical behaviour" no one elses.

Yeah right- Way to stick up for your married boyfriend !

You Go Girl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know C.V. and he has always been a good husband,good provider, father and son. He may have his faults like any other man but that does not give anyone the right to wreck his marriage and screw in the office ! ( At least the looser should flip $20 for a cheap motel its not like your worth it !!!!!


Karma !

CV has no friends, only losers!!! karma? exactly!! "you go" fat boy!!!

You and yourself-

People can always loose weight and find a way to overcome bad habits.

Unfortunately once a tramp or scumbag always a tramp or scumbag.

It must really stink to be you !

who the hell is CV?

That is a winning duo, but I think they are burnt out from the shenanigans of Sleaze and Company

I don't know how true this is, but there were rumors or opinions that Mr. and Mrs Slesnick cleaned up house with real estate ventures and sales in the Gables, the Mayor would allow building requirements to ease and Mrs. would make the sales. Is that true?

CV is Carlos. Lorena's exhusband.

Citizen, that is true. When Margaret Pass was director of the building and zoning department she would send her cronies at code enforcement to clean up any title issues with the properties before the killing/sale. It was kept hush from the honest code enforcement officers. There were liens she would delete and wipe off the records, effectively costing the city millions of dollars.

The Slesnick clan, all of whom were trash before becoming powerful and influential, have made a lot of money since then.

I once heard that Slesnick was under some sort of federal investigation.

Mr SLEAZE was too stupid and a flunkie attorney BUT MRS SLEAZE bolted out of EWM and became a VAMPIRESS It was simple, all nincoput Don had to do is "make things happen" , and they profited handsomely until just recently when the well dried up

CV = is the crazy ex that doesn't have any business with the city except that his ex wife is a city employee and she left him. his wife left him over 5 years ago and he spends his days/nights writing comments on irrelevant articles (as anonymous, karma, a real man??) he can't get over it which it's scary because any real man would have moved on by now...so a piece of advice bro...move on and get a life!!

I agree with i'm lost, but Shes still a scumbag.

Anyone that pays taxes,drives through the city , uses its parking meters or visits its many buissness has a right to comment on the sad state of affairs within this municipality. The fact that you take time to acknowledge the plight of a broken marriage which was mainly caused by a lack of morals and the oversight of a corrupt administration shows your ignorance.

As far as C.V. being a crazy ex - you could not be further from the truth. I am sure you would not like some MARRIED MANs breaking up your marriage and seperating you from your kid for the simple sake of a work place booty call.

When you can walk in a mans shoes than you can talk...

What happened to C.V. can happen to any marriage and I am sure most humans would react the same way. How would you like to read that your wife was getting screwed in the office and everyone seems to have an opinion about it. How can you comment if you are not affected?

If you want to give me some more advice ,I will be more than happy to provide you my number.

COME ,COME: let the two people in PUBLIC WORKS continue to have some sexual perversions.
(on city limits and also getting pay for it) .look Delgado had to go
because of this two sexual predators and yet they keep at it.
{ mr. POLO and miss LORENA more power to you.}

This blog is getting weird.

Do not blame Lorena for having inside her office, it takes two to TANGO. NOEL POLO is also ing her insidecity 's property . A Party Chief getting paid like a professional wih only a GED background. As long you are ing and protected by BIG BOSSES it doesn't matter your background.

POLO remember when Lorena husband show up in the department with a gun to kill you, but of course you already forgat about it. Please do not pees in your pants again CHICKEN. What you need is a real man LIKE YOUR BROTHERS, not an artificial . YOU BOTH ARE NOT PROTECTED ANY MORE BECAUSE DAVID BROWN IS GONE. LORENA YOUR PROTECTOR DAVID IS HISTORY...........................BABY

LATEST NEWS. The married Noel Polo was accussed of SEXUAL HARRASMENT by a city employee , but his two protectors Mr. Ron and Mr. Delgado cover-up the complaint.

Polo has behaved like this because of impunity... no consequences for whatever action he does. I am sure Pat Salerno will clean house and not allow one rotten individual to spoil the reputation of the good and hard working employees within the City.

Now maybe we can get Kathleen Sleaznik to stop abusing city employees to babysit her brats. They hate what you do to them Kathleen, don't take advantage of your father so called power for too long!!

HEY GAZETTE JOURNALISTS?????????, PLEASE WRITE NEW STUFF, YOU HAVE HAD THIS ONE AS A TOP STORY FOR OVER TWELVE (12) DAYS. ARE YOU GUYS SLEEP AT THE SWITCH OR JUST DEAD, LIKE YOUR WRITERS (VOLSKY, SANABRIA, ET AL).

GOODNESS, DO NOT INSULT OUR INTELLIGENCE WITH YOUR CINDERELLA STORIES, WRITE NEW ONES, PLEASE.

P.S. - DO NOT BET YOUR TAILS ON MAYOR SLESNICK NOT RUNNING AGAIN. HE IS SHARP, SMART AND HAS OUTWITTED ALL OF YOU JERKS FOR THE LAST FEW TERMS. ANOTHER TERM BEATING YOU GUYS WOULD BE FUN. LET'S DO IT, MAYOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please Mr. Mayor leave and let the city prosper as it did before you and your bodies (Commissioners) showed up at city hall. Those days were truly glorious, real smart individuals walked the halls. Now we all have to pay for your inadequacies. The first was stopping the construction behind City Hall (which was going to be a beautiful building) a much need space and would of brought all city department together. Instead we are all over the place including outside the city at 72nd ave.
Once you and the rest of the commissioners were voted in, this construction was stop and the tax payers were stuck with a $16 million bill to stop its construction and replace it with a parking lot as before the construction. And the city bought the old grey building behind City Hall which is falling apart. The City purchased price? In the millions and needs many more to put it up to date. The citizens of Coral Gables are at fault because only a few uninformed tax payers actually votes. That’s why the city is in the condition it finds it self now. But don’t worry thing are going to get worse before it gets better. There are many changes to be made but remember the people in charge are very uninformed and therefore many mistakes will follow. The City also spent millions on the software named “Eden” that it just doesn’t work, it’s an off the shelf software that just doesn’t work. Many areas of the City can’t even use it and had to stay with the old system. This alone has created a nightmare for true good city employees that try to go to work and make an honest leaving. After, the first meetings with Eden staff, City’s- middle management told upper management for example David Brown, Don Nelson and the director of IT and so on: “the Eden software was not going to work”. Top management replied they didn’t care and make it work!!! And the departments that were forced to change to Eden are in a constant nightmare. Internal Audit has most of the facts and most of you good people have read about it. But the situation is worst then you all think!!!!!! God help us all.

I feel for all those people that has an axe to grind (with all good reason), but we need to work together and let those losers that should be working and are not, fall to destruction all by them self.

Don’t make them your obsession or you too will fall to destruction, find your way and be happy for the sake of your families and or the people that really love you.

Mr Mayor, when u finally honor us with your
disappeariance take you glorified,
overpaid receptionist (Evelyn Paz).
I wonder if she really has a high school
diploma.
Whom looks like a transvestite.
Poor thing no matter how many
tummy tuck or liposuction she will always
looks like a bad experiment! Evelyn
no matter how much you spend in the
beauty salon with that shabby hair there's
no fixing your ugly mug. Save some
money for the therapy your kids are
going to need with a wacko mom and
a spinless father, let's you contol him.

Correction: Mr. Paz a spineless father that lets his wife make all the decisions and doesn’t get involved in your children's upbringing.
Mr. Paz your children need a real father figure! Please understand she’s doing a poor and sad job. Please step in and do the right thing. I know she threatens you all the time: if you attempt to leave her she'll take you to the cleaners (she is always bragging). Since mothers usually stay with the children, you'll be paying a hefty child support. (She’s not that “Ms. Nice” she’s always portraying to be).

You take a flunkie labor lawyer from the sewer and a vampire wife who had a desk at EWM and, VOILA!!!, now you got a scumbag mayor and a rich real estate broker.

All is well if the city had gained anything from this jekyll-hyde makeover but no, nothing except scandals, more scandals, arrests, sex trysts, payoffs, more taxes, higher fees and zero leadership was the grandiose result of this total tiasco

Sleaze is the worst ever, he would not have been re-elected anyhow

THANKS GOD. THAT HE IS LEAVING.
What a fiasco. Don you should ask the Army to put you back in active role and send you to Afganistan, may be your experience and background as a fighter will heps us to catch Bin Laden.