Sweetwater is a small town outside of Miami and came into the news recently when Mayor Maroño was arrested on charges of corruption. Maroño who is represented by Kendall Coffey's firm Coffey Burlington, is accused of partaking in an an undercover FBI scheme to solicit bribes from municipal officials. The scheme involved signing deals with fake companies to receive federal subsidies.
Jose Diaz was signed in as the new mayor earlier last month. Maroño maintains his innocence.
“We want our mayor back!” they chanted before City Hall. “We want our mayor back!”
Things heated up when a man taking photos and interviewing demonstrators compared Maroño with former Cuban president Fidel Castro.
“How dare you compare him to a dictator?” some shouted. “Get out of here right now!”
The man left immediately and drove away.
“He is being set up, maybe because of envy or jealousy,” she said, “but for every person criticizing him there are 99 who have good things to say about him.”
“I’m here to support my mayor because he is good to elderly people. Besides, he has mended the corruption and expelled the gangs. I feel safer now.” One person in the crowd said.
Jorge Guerra questioned Scott’s decision to suspend Maroño, who was one of the governor’s strong men in South Florida.
“Where is the governor now and why doesn’t he support Maroño just like he and the people of Sweetwater helped him in his campaign?” Guerra said. “Maroño should have continued as mayor until proven innocent or guilty.”
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