Michael Patrick Carroll is an American businessman. He was the founder of Carroll Org., a U.S.

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company that sold in December 2023. He also co-owns

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, an Italian football team, with

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Early life

Carroll was born in

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, Virginia, in 1979, spent his childhood in

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, Florida, and then relocated to

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after graduating from high school.

Career

In 2004 he founded Carroll Org., a real estate company focused on acquisitions, asset management services, ground-up development, and

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. The company is headquartered in

, Georgia, and having regional offices in

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, and Tampa. The initial concentration of Carroll's acquisitions was on Florida and Georgia, but spread throughout the Southeast, including North Carolina and South Carolina. More than $13.1 billion worth of real estate has been successfully acquired, developed, or sold by the company since its founding in 2004. The

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awarded CARROLL with one of its NAA Best Places to Work Awards in 2021. Along with

, he acquired

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, commonly known as S.P.A.L. on August 19, 2021. The deal's terms were not made public. In 2021, he bought a lakefront Miami Beach home for $16.4M with his partner, model

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with whom he is no longer with or linked to.

Controversy

In January 2023, Carroll rescinded his $1.5M charity auction bids to benefit Ukrainian and Syrian relief efforts after discovering that the money was not tax-deductible. On April 14, 2023, Carroll attracted media attention for spitting in the face of the manager of Wynwood Eatery, Miguel Weill, after being asked to stop sexually harassing a woman who was eating with her partner. In March of 2024, Carroll was ordered by police to undergo a mental health evaluation after he posted videos of himself on social media that depicted him firing guns and ranting about the Second Amendment outside of his Miami Beach mansion. His neighbors called emergency services based on his behavior, and he was ordered to relinquish all of his firearms under Florida's

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. On July 24, 2023, Carroll was arrested in Los Angeles for driving under the influence (DUI) and weapons possession. According to reports, he attempted to flee from the police after getting out of his car and running down an embankment. The dramatic chase was captured by local news helicopters. The police recovered weapons from Carroll's possession during the arrest.

References

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