2 face felony prices over balloon air pollution in Biscayne Bay; may face time in prison
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2022-05-14 18:22:18
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MIAMI – A 26-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man are dealing with felony expenses over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these were used to decorate a yacht throughout a marriage proposal.
A witness shared a video on Instagram and environmentalists had been outraged. Marine animals often mistake the nonbiodegradable deflated balloons for jellyfish. Turtles eat it. Seabirds feed it to their young.
Miami-Dade cops additionally issued civil citations with greater than $23,000 in fines for the illegal dumping on the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a extra painful learning experience for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who had been both working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They're facing costs of willful disregard for the setting, a third-degree felony punishable with a high-quality of as much as $50,000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. Her bond was $5,000.
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Officers arrested Torres-Bocanegra for reckless disregard for the surroundings, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable with a superb of as much as $10,000 or 60 days in jail, or both. His bond was $500. Detective Angel Rodriguez later clarified there was a mistake with the cost.
Detectives didn't contemplate the couple who got engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. Instead, officers issued citations to the two companies — the event planner and the yacht charter — that the longer term groom employed.
Also, not everyone who received a $2,510 quotation truly touched the balloons or was current for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the proprietor of the constitution yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the occasion coordinator. Francisco Feo was the person accountable for the charter company. Officers also cited Tulio Capriles, Iulia Tyshchenko, Viacheslav Diadiura, and Efrain Hernandez.
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Environmental advocates want Miami-Dade officials to do more.
The Florida Ocean CleanUp Society, a nonprofit organization, set up a Change.org petition asking Miami-Dade’s Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, the chief bay officer, and commissioners to pilot a new ordinance banning balloons and confetti in coastal waters.
“Banning balloons and confetti isn’t going to resolve the air pollution problem. Nonetheless, we consider it’s important and necessary to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote adding, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to pass laws to guard our ecosystem and improve environmental awareness amongst boaters and the charter trade.”
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