Category: Criminal Defense

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Miami Accuses Florida Woman of Extortion

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Bal Harbour plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer says a lot of outlandish things. Salzhauer, who was known as "Dr. Schnoz" before his reality TV debut as "Dr. Miami," has fought code enforcement officers in Bay Harbor Islands by declaring "sovereign immunity as a king."He says there's nothing wrong with sending 7-year-olds under the knife for cosmetic procedures. He's offered free plastic surgery... [...]

Florida Labor Bill Could Aid Victims of Domestic Violence

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Reflecting on her assault 12 years ago, 41-year-old Wanda Gomez said she did not know if she was going to make it out alive. She had been stabbed multiple times by an angry ex-boyfriend, she said. Her attacker, who was also a co-worker, had been kicked out of her home after he was accused of sexually assaulting Gomez's school-age daughter. With her assailant at large, authorities advised Gomez, a mother of seven who made $13 an hour as a... [...]

After key eyewitness was shot to death, jury deadlocks in Miami murder trial

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Jurors have deadlocked in the murder trial against Julio Morris, the Miami man also accused of ordering the assassination of the key eyewitness in the case against him. A jury late Thursday announced it could not reached a unanimous verdict against Morris in the 2013 slaying of Jazmon Parker, who was gunned down execution-style outside a home in Liberty City. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Alberto Milian declared a mistrial, and now... [...]

Coast Guard makes three illegal charter operations busts in waters near Ultra Festival

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The Ultra Music Festival on Virginia Key has led to more than just crowds on the streets of Miami. The waters of Biscayne Bay are churning, too. The hopping Ultra festival has led to an increased presence on the water by the U.S. Coast Guard. As a result, there were two busts for illegal charter operations on Friday and Saturday, according to Coast Guard Sector Miami. The apprehensions ensnared three boats and 36 people in the... [...]

Miami man did illicit deals in Paraguay. Now he’s headed to prison for money laundering

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On the surface, Lebanese-born Ali Kassir looked like he was living the American dream in Miami with his bustling shipping business importing electronic products from China and exporting them to Paraguay. Kassir, a naturalized U.S. citizen, moved millions of dollars in mobile phones, battery chargers and video-game consoles through Miami International Airport. But then the feds caught him importing counterfeit goods like iPhone and... [...]