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Hollywood Man Accused of Slaying his Mother Pleads Not Guilty

August 27th, 2011

A Hollywood man plead not guilty to allegedly slaying his mother. Prosecutors say Jason Kertesz, 29, killed his mother, Irene Kertesz, 62, at her Hollywood home on July 30 and her husband found her battered body on the floor of their home office. Authorities caught him for violating probation and added a first-degree murder charge [...]

Prosecutors tell New York Judge to Drop Strauss-Kahn Case

August 23rd, 2011

Prosecutors asked a New York Judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday. This turn of events could revive his possible political future as the next president of France. After losing confidence in their star witness, Nafissatou Diallo, 32, a hotel maid from Guinea who alleged that Strauss-Kahn emerged [...]

Operation Safe Summer Arrests 13/26 Child-Porn Suspects

August 20th, 2011

26 men were arrested in a child-predator investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today. Among them were a Kentucky Police Lieutenant, a convicted murderer, a theme-park pastry chef, a business coach, a candy-store employee, a school computer technician and two convicted sex offenders. The “Operation Safe Summer”, a multi-agency sting, began in May and ended [...]

Sanford Judge Halts Sales of Provocativ​e Photos of Terri Runnels

August 19th, 2011

Sanford Judge has temporarily ordered a retired pro wrestler, New Jack, to stop selling nude pictures of his former girlfriend, Terri Runnels. The hearing is in Sanford next week to argue whether the ban should be permanent or temporary. Do you think that since the breakup ended ugly New Jackis trying to get even with [...]

Fort Lauderdale Police Are Cracking Down on Prostitution

August 11th, 2011

An undercover female officer was hanging out on a street corner along Federal Highway on Friday night when a car pulled up and the driver started talking. The undercover officer was trying to trick her “customer” into agreeing to an amount for sex. The police cameras were on and when they came to a deal [...]

Woman Allegedly Used Doctor’s Credit Cards for Coral Springs Spree

August 10th, 2011

Investigators have arrested 36 year old Taneisha Zondra Howard of West Park who they say stole a doctor’s credit cards. Howard was taken into custody Friday after allegedly spending more than $4,400 and authorities are charging her with: four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, grand theft, and burglary of an occupied business. [...]

Former Congressman Mahoney Charged with DUI

August 8th, 2011

Tim Mahoney, a former U.S. Representative and Palm Beach Gardens Democrat, is facing DUI charges after authorities said that he was found asleep behind the wheel overnight in Palm Beach Gardens on Saturday. However, he was released from the Palm Beach County Jail on his own word of honor. Mahoney was found asleep sometime between [...]

Polygamist Leader Found Guilty of Child Sex Abuse

August 7th, 2011

Warren Jeffs, a polygamist sect leader, was found guilty of child sexual assault in a case that stemmed from two underage followers he took as brides. His church may call it “spiritual marriages,” but the United States Government calls it child sex abuse. The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day [...]

Jurors Resume Deliberations In Murder Trial

August 5th, 2011

Jurors resumed deliberating on the first degree murder trial of a Miramar man on Monday. The defendant, Kendrick Herring, admits to allegedly stabbed his father to death almost four years ago on Aug. 5, 2007. However his defense team told the 12-member jury that he was legally insane at the time. Herring faces life in [...]

Clemens Asks Judge to Throw Out His Indictment on Charges of Lying

August 4th, 2011

Roger Clemens, a former baseball star, is asking a judge to throw out his indictment on charges of lying to Congress when he testified to a House Committee that he never used performance-enhancing drugs. This will prevent him from being tried a second time. Two weeks ago Clemens’ trial abruptly ended in a mistrial on [...]