Lawyer and ex-Miami Beach Commission candidate Monique Pardo Pope is asking the Florida Bar to end an inquiry into whether she defamed documentarian Billy Corben last year. He noted that, in her response, Pardo Pope does not deny making a false statement and has not apologized or retracted it. “In essence,” Corben wrote, Pardo Pope’s response says: “Yeah, I did it. Corben said Pardo Pope’s “invocation of her mental health struggles” does not excuse her misconduct. “(What) Ms. Pardo Pope’s response doesn’t say is equally telling.