Liberty City Pastor arrested

Ok, this is getting ridiculous. In last Thursday's Miami Herald, it was reported that Rev. Gaston Smith of Friendship Baptist Church in The City was arrested for misappropriating funds from a non-profit called "Friends of MLK." Let it be noted that Rev. Smith is innocent until proven guilty under the law.

The idea of "Friends of MLK" was to supposedly use the money to improve MLK Blvd. Well, that's not quite what investigators are saying happened, as no receipts have been given for any projects. (well those of you who pass MLK on the daily can see that!). Click HERE for the report and breakdown of these funds, which included a withdrawal at a bar in Vegas. Um, no comment. Maybe further investigation will fill in the blank on what was being done for LIBERTY CITY,MIAMI in LAS VEGAS!

So here's the Michelle Spence-Jones link (she just cannot get a break this year) : Spence-Jones, who is a member of Friendship according to the report, received money "...as a consultant" for this apparently unregulated agency. As of yet, she has not been accused of any wrong doing, but this one is putting her under the microscope again! Boy, that consultant word is starting to apply to everybody these days! What exactly are they consulting you for? Why should you have to be paid to be apart of something positive for your community? I guess Trick Daddy was right when he said "if you ain't about money, then you ain't from Dade." Pretty soon, there will be a fee to look someone's way! Don't forget to check out Miami Herald's report. The usual names are there...among them is former County Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler (who approved the "Friends"). This seems to have no end in sight, yet so hold tight for the ride.