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Florida’s Own “Puppy Killer”

December 30th, 2011

Charged with killing three Chihuahua puppies, Tavon L. Alexander of was held on $6,000 bail with three counts of animal cruelty following an argument with his girlfriend. After a 911 hang-up-call, a deputy came to the scene even though a women at home said everything was fine. When the deputy arrived he saw a dead [...]

Mother Gets Permission to Visit Children

December 29th, 2011

Kenia Bosque, a mother who faces charges of trying to sell her baby, was told Tuesday from Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman that she would be permitted two-hour visits three times a week with her children. The Florida Department of Children and Families will supervise the first visit on Wednesday. Since December 4th, when [...]

Crippled Man Uses Crutches to Fend off “Robbers”

December 29th, 2011

Hobbling along Hollywood Boulevard, William Joseph Knowles fended off two alleged would-be-robbers trying to steal his wallet,one wearing a bikini, with his crutches. The 59 year old said that the crutches came in handy and called the incident “a first.” He never would have believed that two young girls would attack someone. The two “young [...]

More Broward Police Officers Charged with Crimes

December 27th, 2011

Shocked as the verdicts were read, Jean Paul Jacobi, a now former Miramar Police Officer was guilty of official misconduct, criminal mischief, and falsifying records related to an illegal search of a marijuana grow house in 2010 at the end of his criminal trial on December 19th. That case was the second conviction of a [...]

Rothstein Rats Out More “Schemers”

December 26th, 2011

Rothstein has more people to snitch on after his lengthy confession yesterday. The convicted fraudster said he stashed up to $1 million in cash in his law office so he could keep his criminal acts alive. The Ponzi schemer claims that, “We were handing out money like Santa Claus hands out candy canes to anybody [...]

Rothstein Snitches on Former Law Partners

December 23rd, 2011

Scott Rothstein, a convicted Ponzi schemer who committed the largest financial fraud in South Florida history, just announced that two of his former law partners knew he was illegally moving money through the firm and did nothing to stop him. Right before the holidays, Rothstein decided to not only throw attorneys Stuart Rosenfeldt and Russell [...]

Wasserman-Rubin Rejects Plea Offer

December 23rd, 2011

Rejecting a plea offer, former Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin could have spent eight years in prison. A current citizen of Weston, Wasserman-Rubin is accused of getting kick-backs for voting for Southwest Ranches town grant applications her husband wrote and now faces five felony counts of unlawful compensation. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Spencer Eig is dealing [...]

“Toxic Tush”

December 22nd, 2011

In the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Oneal Ron Morris and Corey Alexander Eubank pleaded not guilty to second-degree felony charges. The two were arraigned Monday and charged with practicing medicine without a license. Two victims came forward and accused them of injecting a toxic mixture of “Fix-a-Flat” and superglue to enhance their backsides. Both accused persons [...]