Owner Of Defunct Medical College Takes Plea Deal

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - The former owner and chairman of the now defunct Dade Medical College and University of Southernmost Florida was in court Monday to accept a plea deal in a case unrelated to the closing of the schools.

Ernesto Perez formally pleaded guilty to one count of illegal campaign contribution and resisting an officer without violence. In return he was sentenced to three days in jail, with credit for time served, 30 days of house arrest and three years of probation. His sentence begins on January 5th, 2016.

Perez was also ordered to pay $150,000 fine, of which he has already paid $95,000, and perform 160 hours of community service.

The charges stemmed from a 2012 case. Perez said he thinks the charges against him were politically motivated because certain "entities" did not like the fact that his schools were successful at the time.