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The arrest report states that Maria del Carmen\u00a0Alvarez-Concepcion admitted accepting kickbacks.<\/p>\n
Miami Herald File<\/p>\n
A North Miami Beach condominium-building manager was arrested after allegedly receiving illegal kickbacks from a contractor. Maria del Carmen Alvarez-Concepcion, 57, appeared in bond court Friday after she was arrested at her place of work.<\/p>\n
Alvarez-Concepcion was the building manager of The Greynolds Park Club condominiums. According to investigators from the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office real estate fraud squad, she was receiving illegal kickback payments from a contractor working on the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are shocked,\u201d said Jean Claude, a resident and HOA board member.<\/p>\n
Investigators say the contractor paid Alvarez-Concepcion $20,910. These payments were reportedly not authorized by the condo association and were intentionally concealed from the board of directors.<\/p>\n
The arrest report states that Alvarez-Concepcion admitted accepting the kickbacks.<\/p>\n
Claude, who has lived in the building for 45 years, said this is not the only issue that the residents are dealing with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy that the state is investigating what is going on in the condominium,\u201d Claude said. He added, \u201cWe have a huge problem in the condo association, huge\u201d.<\/p>\n
When asked if he was surprised by the news, Claude replied: \u201cI know her personally, she has qualities, and she has faults. Are you surprised to hear that this happened to her? I know I cannot say I\u2019m surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claude urged investigators to dig deeper, stating, \u201cI think that if the state is doing the job correctly, they should dig, try to find the money, and when you find the money, you\u2019ll find the truth.\u201d He noted that \u201cwe have a lot of renovations, a lot of money spent, and we spend too much money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alvarez-Concepcion is facing a number of charges, including kickback solicitation, grand theft and organized fraud.<\/p>\n
Another witness told investigators they have had long-standing concerns regarding Alvarez-Concepcion\u2019s control over multimillion-dollar contracts, a lack of financial transparency and missing records.<\/p>\n