MIAMI – A former condo association president stands accused of stealing from the residents of the Blue On The Bay, a gleaming curved 34-story tower overlooking Biscayne Bay, next to Interstate 95, in Miami.
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Police officers arrested Ben Dvir on Wednesday at his Miami apartment after detectives accused him of stealing while serving as a condo association president. |
The Blue Condominium Association and Dvir
had already made headlines before the arrest on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, Blue Grouper Ventures won more than $1
million in damages in its lawsuit against the Blue
Condominium Association over a refusal to provide utilities
in commercial units and neglecting maintenance.
While the civil lawsuit was filed in 2021 in Miami-Dade
County court, residents were already worried about Dvir’s
behavior, as residents, a security guard, and a valet
attendant were allegedly the victims of his rage.
That year, the city of Miami code enforcement officers
flagged the building as “unsafe” and found work was being
done without the proper plans or permits required, records
show.
Prosecutors filed a felony case against Dvir who was facing
a charge of second-degree grand theft when correctional
officers released him on Wednesday on a $7,500 bond, county
records show.
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Ellen Sue Venzer was set to
preside over the case and Dvir’s arraignment hearing was
scheduled for 9 a.m., on Oct. 13.
The related conflict is likely to continue in civil court,
as the association’s attorney may seek restitution.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the
case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at
305-471-8477.
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