Helping run a $7 Million health care fraud out of a West Miami-Dade businees cost Rossana Ramirez a few years of freedom and her certified nursing assistant license permanently.
The Florida Department of Health dropped an Emergency Suspension Order (ESO) on Ramirez’s certified nursing assistant license after she pleaded guilty last fall in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Ramirez’s home address... [...]
Dhakira Talbot is shocked that her 6th grade son was arrested in school after he refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
“I’m upset, I’m angry. I’m hurt,” the Florida mother said, according to BayNews9. “More so for my son. My son has never been through anything like this.”
The incident happened on Feb. 4, according to The Washington Post, and reports began to surface over the weekend.
Police say the... [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ relatively green platform and his promises to prioritize the environment have received bipartisan applause since he was sworn in.
In a state where former Gov. Rick Scott banned regulators from using the phrase “climate change,” DeSantis has gotten credit for making resiliency a priority and even hiring someone to oversee efforts in the state.
But the words “climate change” appear nowhere in his... [...]
Two young men from the Treasure Coast who’d sought their fortunes in the South Florida rap business were murdered by gunfire, most likely in a Jeep on a lonely stretch of road near the Everglades.
The accused trigger man was their close friend, rising rap star YNW Melly, aka Jamell Demons, 19, according to Miramar police and the Broward state attorney’s office.
Prosecutors also charged another friend from the tight... [...]
A federal appeals court has ruled against former Golden Beach police officers who sued after claiming they were falsely arrested for an off-duty billing scam.
The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this month ruled that public-corruption investigators indeed had “probable cause” to arrest ex-Golden Beach officers Lyndean Peters, Omar Paez and Yovany Diaz. A fourth officer, Jon Anterio, was not arrested but resigned after the... [...]
