Marlins lied about finances to get more money for stadium

[Ski]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AlkGP.1zzXni1csMfngtqJkRvLYF?slug=jp-marlinsfinancials082410

[MWV]

"jeff loria is hot garbage"

"Jeff Loria is satan"

"Jeff Loria is a horrible human being."

"Loria willfully killed Montreal baseball."

"Rot in Hell Jeff Loria"

"Loria doesn't deserve to breathe."

"Loria was sent to destroy the Marlins franchise"

"Jeffrey Loria is scum of the earth."

"Jeff Loria is scum."

"And eff Jeff Loria."

"Loria barely deserves to breathe let a lone possess a world series

trophy. When I retire or win the lottery, I'm going to have a lot of

fun writing the book about what a despicable human being he is."

"Jefferey Loria is a horrible horrible person."

[Tarver]

All of that is true.

[SouthSideRyan]

Well, I just doubled my productivity

[SouthSideRyan]

So lawyers of NSBB, is there any legal recourse for those residents who are funding this monstrosity under false pretenses, or is this just idiot government officials beware?

[KaiserCesar]

Pretty terrible here. I don't know if they'll be able to nail down a case for 'fraud' right here but it definitely reflects terribly on Loria. Definitely the case of powerful interests getting the best of government, which happens more often than not.

[Outshined_One]

So lawyers of NSBB, is there any legal recourse for those residents who are funding this monstrosity under false pretenses, or is this just idiot government officials beware?

 

Pretty much the latter. As memory serves me, in these sorts of situations, the only recourse available has to be done on the part of the State of Florida. All the voters can do is vote the officials responsible for this out of office.

 

Although, it would be delightful to see criminal investigations opened into Jeffrey Loria's dealings and affairs.

[Wilson A2000]

I understand that the reason the Marlins want help to cover the cost of the new stadium is beacuse the state of Florida takes in a ton of taxes because of the new stadium. Has anyone done the math to see how much the state would make in taxes by loaning the Marlins the money? Is it more than the $2.5 billion they will pay by 2049?

[Pushfrog98]

well, they don't make any money from player salaries. it would have to be all ticket and merch/food sales.