North Miami Beach condo board member arrested in $21K kickback scheme 

A homeowner and longtime board member of a North Miami Beach condominium was arrested after investigators say she pocketed thousands of dollars in kickbacks tied to building contracts. Maria Del Carmen Alvarez-Concepcion was taken into custody this week, facing charges of organized fraud, second-degree grand theft and soliciting or accepting kickbacks, Local10.com reported.  Alvarez-Concepcion sat on the board of Greynolds Park Club Condominium Association at 17890 West Dixie Highway, where police say she solicited and accepted $20,910 in unauthorized payments from vendors seeking to do business in the complex.  The seven-story complex has 138 units, and apartments on the market […]

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