Rubman Ardon Chinchilla, a roofer and father of three who has lived illegally in the United States for decades, used a phony immigration document to get a Florida driver’s license, a crime agents say was organized by a con man posing as a government officer.
Chinchilla was one of more than 20 undocumented immigrants arrested a few months ago for using a specific federal form — known as an “Order of Supervision” —... [...]
A Miami man is going to prison for more than 14 years for killing a criminal defense lawyer in a high-speed hit-and-run car crash on the MacArthur Causeway.
Elia Soto, 46, pleaded guilty this week for the 2017 death of lawyer Naphtali Hertz Wacks, who was driving to Miami’s criminal courthouse for work when he was mortally injured in the wreck. Soto pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal... [...]
Mixed Martial Arts star fighter Conor McGregor was arrested Monday evening after police said he smashed a fan’s phone outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel.
McGregor, 30, was charged with felony strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief, according to Miami Beach police.
According to an arrest report, McGregor and the fan were walking out of the resort, home to the LIV nightclub, just past 5 a.m. When the fan tried taking a... [...]
A jury has acquitted a Miami man who was charged with manslaughter after his 6-month-old baby son fatally choked on a lollipop.
Jurors agreed late last week with defense lawyers that the death of Jermaine Marcell Levy’s infant was accidental, and not the result of reckless behavior.
“This was a tragic accident that should not have been charged as a crime,” said Miami-Dade Assistant Public Defender Adam Saper, who partners on the... [...]
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... [...]
