Newly dismissed ethics complaint on mayor’s F1 weekend details repayment to billionaire

The state Ethics Commission on Wednesday dismissed a complaint alleging that Miami Mayor Francis Suarez improperly received tickets to last year’s Formula 1 race in Miami from billionaire Ken Griffin, concluding the mayor repaid the cost of the VIP passes to the Sunday race for him and his wife.

But the investigation did not address other key questions raised in the complaint, namely who provided his other VIP passes throughout the three-day Grand Prix weekend from May 5-7.

Records released by the Ethics Commission show Suarez did not cut the $14,000 reimbursement check to Griffin until two months after the event — about a week after Miami Herald reporters first raised questions about the legality of Griffin inviting the mayor and his wife to the Grand Prix and a big-ticket after party.