Dade Medical College owner Perez arrested on campaign finance violation charges

Ernesto A. Perez, owner of the recently closed Dade Medical College, was arrested in Miami on felony charges of violating campaign finance laws. According to the charging affidavit filed by the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s office on Tuesday, Perez and a company he controlled called Florida Education Center illegally bundled campaign contributions to Homestead Mayor Steven Bateman during his 2013 re-election campaign. At the time, Perez wanted the city to approve a location for his for-profit…