Year: 2018

A rapper turned South Beach club owner was arrested five times for playing loud music

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Since opening a club on Ocean Drive, former rapper Akinyele Adams has racked up a long rap sheet: at least five arrests in two years. The alleged crime? Turning up the music too loud at V-Live, a club Adams owns on the iconic South Beach street that combines soul food, music and scantily clad dancers who twirl around poles but don’t strip naked. V-Live has also been cited more than 10 times by Miami Beach’s code compliance... [...]

Madrid sues newspaper that said it forced Ronaldo to settle

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Real Madrid says it has taken legal action against a Portuguese newspaper that reported the Spanish club forced Cristiano Ronaldo to settle with the woman who accused him of rape. Madrid says the information published by the Correio da Manha newspaper is "categorically false" and was printed in an effort to "seriously damage the image of this club." Madrid says it "has absolutely no knowledge of any of the information that the... [...]

Legal Fight Over Miami Beach Minimum Wage Could Have Far Reaching Impacts

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The City of Miami Beach is in a battle with the state that could impact hundreds of Florida municipalities. It’s about home rule and the city’s ability to set its own policy when it comes to wages. Florida’s minimum wage is $8.25 an hour. The amount may go up each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. Miami Beach leaders voted two years ago to approve a higher minimum wage than the state. “In Miami Beach where... [...]

In Miami, Dark Web Trafficker Forfeits About $700,000 in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

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A French national has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to using cryptocurrency to facilitate drug deals on the dark web. Gal Vallerius was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. to 20 years in prison on Monday. The proceedings, which took place in the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, followed Vallerius’ entry of a guilty plea on charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics as well as... [...]

Court Backs Sale of Miami Property to David Beckham for MLS Stadium

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Veteran soccer star David Beckham won an appeal Wednesday challenging a real estate purchase for his planned Major League Soccer stadium. It’s just not the latest plot of land in play for the team’s Miami home. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court decision backing Miami-Dade County’s right to sell 2.79 acres in Miami’s Overtown to Beckham without competitive bidding. Different parties but the same... [...]

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