1.0Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.https://floridapolitics.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sLnvDair9n"><a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/694474-cindy-lerner-steered-a-no-bid-pinecrest-deal-to-family-now-she-wants-control-of-county-funds/screenshot-2024-09-05-163910/">COE Investigation Lerner</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/694474-cindy-lerner-steered-a-no-bid-pinecrest-deal-to-family-now-she-wants-control-of-county-funds/screenshot-2024-09-05-163910/embed/#?secret=sLnvDair9n" width="600" height="338" title="“COE Investigation Lerner” — Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government." data-secret="sLnvDair9n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://floridapolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-05-163910.png639133Former Pinecrest Village Attorney Peter Lombardi told Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics investigators that then-Mayor Cindy Lerner did not publicly disclose to the Village Council that she and Steven Steele were first cousins. He only found out as much when Steele told him. Image via Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust.