2 face felony expenses over balloon pollution in Biscayne Bay; could face time in prison
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2022-05-14 18:22:18
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MIAMI – A 26-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man are dealing with criminal expenses over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these were used to decorate a yacht during a marriage proposal.
A witness shared a video on Instagram and environmentalists had been outraged. Marine animals usually mistake the nonbiodegradable deflated balloons for jellyfish. Turtles eat it. Seabirds feed it to their young.
Miami-Dade law enforcement officials additionally issued civil citations with more than $23,000 in fines for the unlawful dumping at the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a extra painful learning expertise for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who were each working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They're dealing with 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 atmosphere, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable with a nice of up to $10,000 or 60 days in jail, or each. His bond was $500. Detective Angel Rodriguez later clarified there was a mistake with the cost.
Detectives didn't think about the couple who bought engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. Instead, officers issued citations to the two corporations — the occasion planner and the yacht charter — that the future groom employed.
Also, not everyone who received a $2,510 quotation truly touched the balloons or was present for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the owner of the charter yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the occasion coordinator. Francisco Feo was the individual answerable for the constitution firm. Officers additionally cited Tulio Capriles, Iulia Tyshchenko, Viacheslav Diadiura, and Efrain Hernandez.
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Environmental advocates need Miami-Dade officers to do more.
The Florida Ocean CleanUp Society, a nonprofit group, 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 solve the air pollution downside. However, we believe it’s vital and essential to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote adding, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to cross laws to guard our ecosystem and increase environmental consciousness among boaters and the charter industry.”
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For more tales about protecting Biscayne Bay, visit the Don’t Trash Our Treasure web page. Local 10 News Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the group.
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