Miami lobbyist and attorney Bill Riley Jr. has filed a lawsuit against his former clients David and Leila Centner, alleging that the couple let him “take the fall” and failed to provide information to ...

Law enforcement alleged that Riley funneled illegal payments and campaign contributions to Diaz de la Portilla in exchange for the city commissioner allegedly doing favors for the Centners.

Prosecutors had alleged in a 2023 arrest affidavit that nearly a quarter-million dollars in campaign contributions was channeled from the Centners to two Díaz de la Portilla-controlled political ...

David and Leila Centner, who operate a Miami private school called Centner Academy, speak to a reporter outside Miami City Hall on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.