Miami commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla arrested on corruption charges

• Díaz de la Portilla is also accused of using two political committees meant for his brother's campaign to fund personal expenditures, per the FDLE.
• Riley Jr. is accused of controlling a bank account as part of a scheme to allegedly launder about $245,000 in secret political payments made by a company for permission to build a sports complex in Miami.

What they're saying: Speaking to reporters after leaving jail, Diaz de la Portilla called the charges a "work of fiction" and a political attack, per the Miami Herald.

• "The same that's happening to President Trump, at the national level, with four different false prosecutions, is happening to me in Miami at the local level," he said.

What's next: Díaz de la Portilla and Riley Jr. were booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Detention Center, posted bonds and are expected to appear before a judge Friday.

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