Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz stipulated to ethics violations for free hotel stays she shared with her husband, who faces corruption charges.

Ortiz is married to the former director of Miami Beach’s building department, Mariano Fernandez, who lost his job amid scandal. Her husband is charged with felony counts alleging he accepted free hotel stays and other valuable gifts to speed up city permits for Spain’s RIU Hotel Group.

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