Category: Criminal Defense Law

Police in Miami-Dade County investigating fatal shooting

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3 people were shot around 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to police MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are in the early stages of investigating a triple shooting in Miami-Dade County. It happened Tuesday evening in the area of Northwest 88th Street and 18th Avenue. A heavy police presence was at the scene when Local 10 News’ Terrell Forney arrived, including officers and homicide detectives. According to police, three men were... [...]

Former Miami Dolphins running back Mark Walton arrested again

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OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Former NFL player Mark Walton’s legal troubles continue. The 22-year-old talented running back who played for Booker T. Washington, the University of Miami, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins is suffering. He has had six criminal cases in about a year. Three of them involve the mother of his baby. Walton’s latest arrest was Thursday morning for allegedly violating a protective order. Officers... [...]

Florida Lawmakers Push FBI to Name Counties Hacked by Russia

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Members of Florida's congressional delegation said Thursday it was unacceptable that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security will not publicly identify the two counties where Russian hackers gained access to voter databases before the 2016 election. A bipartisan group of lawmakers said after a classified FBI briefing that they were told the county names but were not allowed to share that information with the public. Florida Gov.... [...]

Bill Cosby fighting $6.7 million lawyer bill

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Bill Cosby is challenging an arbitration decision that mandated he pay nearly $7 million in fees to a law firm that represented him for nine months in 2015 and 2016, documents show. The final result of the arbitration was filed in January and upheld a $6.7 million bill Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan had charged Cosby -- $4.3 million of which had already been paid, $2 million by Cosby and $2.3 million by his insurer, AIG. $2.4... [...]

The head of purchasing for Miami-Dade’s animal shelter ran a cagey scam, police say

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The head of purchasing for Miami-Dade’s Animal Services department demanded kickbacks from a vendor and arranged for more than $100,000 of bogus purchase orders in order to siphon money away from the tax-funded agency, prosecutors said Monday. Michael Garateix, 38, is charged with four criminal counts, including theft over $100,000 and organized scheme to defraud. Investigators said he and a purchasing clerk conspired to process... [...]