A lawsuit set for trial in June could shed light on a notorious episode of corruption in Miami Beach history at a time when the city is taking new steps to prevent future misconduct.
The suit, filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against the city of Miami Beach and seven former code and fire inspectors, blames city officials for failing to prevent the extortion of a South Beach nightclub owner. The corruption scheme ended in a dramatic... [...]
If prosecutors are to be believed, David Santana isn’t the smartest of thieves.
His work at the Miami-Dade County Clerk’s Office as a court records specialist gave him easy access to checks that residents sent in to pay for public records, like marriage licenses or mortgages, which were to be recorded.
So, according to investigators, when no one was looking, Santana, 24, stole more than four dozen of them. Then he signed a name on... [...]
Just days before a Friday deadline, the Justice Department has reassigned the Jeffrey Epstein victims’ rights case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta, the attorneys representing Epstein’s victims said Tuesday.
Miami federal prosecutors, in a letter to attorneys for the victims on Monday, said they had recused themselves from the case, according to Bradley Edwards and Jack Scarola, representing Epstein’s victims.
The... [...]
After slamming a stolen SUV into a Miami police car in Coral Gables early Monday morning, police say Amalia Gonzalez took off running.
Gonzalez, 29, who has a history of traffic violations, was later found at Ponce De Leon Boulevard and Ruiz Avenue. She was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, being a habitual traffic offender, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and careless driving.
According to... [...]
A Parkland criminal became the last of his gang to be sentenced for a multistate fraud scheme that hit senior citizens for $2 million.
Thomas White, 60, got 14 years in federal prison on Wednesday after his December conviction on three counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He’s also ordered to pay restitution of $1,936,400.
“As a result of the fraudulent scheme,... [...]
