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It’s surely the second most popular mug shot in South Florida. Alex Diaz de la Portilla is dressed in a red prison jumpsuit, a color reserved for high-profile inmates, as he stares blankly at the camera. With his jowly appearance, he bears a passing resemblance to the late actor Paul Sorvino, who played a likeable bad guy in “Goodfellas” and other mob movies. This 58-year-old career .
Miami Commissioner Alejandro “Alex” Diaz de la Portilla was arrested Thursday on more than a dozen serious charges including money laundering and bribery,.