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Duke Sorey’s co-author of North Miami’s fraudulent budget, Larry Spring, is now embroiled in yet another budget scandal in the City of Miami

We’re old enough to remember when the one-time Deputy City Manager of North Miami, Arthur “Duke” Sorey, and his then-boss, Larry Spring, foisted a fraudulent budget on an unsuspecting City Council.  When caught red-handed with…

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North Miami’s CAFR: A True Story in Snapshots

Get out the popcorn! Despite his frantic attempts to delay the inevitable, North Miami Interim City Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey finally (and very reluctantly) published the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR (PDF)…

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The undeniable case against Duke Sorey for City Manager. (North Miami Mayor and Council can’t say they weren’t warned.)

In a normal city, public records requests are made through the Clerk’s office, which serves as a conduit between the requester and the departmental custodian of the records. In North Miami, however, former City Manager…

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In the Hole. Or, business as usual in North Miami.

With one-third of the current fiscal year over, it appears that North Miami city officials have learned absolutely nothing from their mistakes of the previous three years. Let’s take a look at how well all…

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Larry Spring’s Magical Mystery Budget, Part 1

Budget season in North Miami is never without drama.  This one promises to be just as entertaining. This time last year, City Manager Larry Spring and his complicit Deputy Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey duped the…

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Last Chance to Save North Miami!

STOP THE PRESSES! We intended to post this final election blog by last night. However, we learned late in the evening that North Miami City Manager Larry Spring finally released the city’s Comprehensive Annual Financial…

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North Miami City Manager Larry Spring is a Big Fat Liar! And here’s the proof!

We’re old enough to remember former North Miami Assistant Budget Director Terry Henley’s testimony at his termination appeal hearing before the Personnel Board on January 24, 2019. Under oath, he stated that Deputy City Manager…

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Terry Henley v. North Miami: The Hearing – Day 2, Part 2

Since last September, we’ve been following the saga of fraudulent budget foisted upon the North Miami Mayor and Council by City Manager Larry Spring and Deputy City Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey. As is usually the case in…

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Terry Henley v. North Miami: The Hearing – Day 2, Part 1

The North Miami Personnel Board met for a second time on January 24, 2019, to hear the termination appeal of former Assistant Budget Director Terry Henley. After the character assassination he suffered at the hands…

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Terry Henley v. North Miami: The Hearing, Part 1

On January 23 and 24, 2019, the City of North Miami’s Personnel Board finally met to hear the appeal of former Assistant Budget Director Terry Henley’s termination. And, boy, was it entertaining! For your reading…

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