Stuart Michelson, husband of investigated Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman, is expected to leave his controversial job as city attorney for the City of Sunrise. After criticism here and elsewhere regarding his no-bid appointment to the job — which has paid him more than half a million dollars in the…
As you can see, in the space of a couple of weeks, Seidlin charged up a Walt Disney World vacation and an expensive stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples. He even spent $150 for swim lessons at the Jack Nelson Swim School in Fort Lauderdale. It’s suspected those were for Seidlin’s…
After weeks of silence, ousted Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl has finally given an interview. To the Miami Herald? No. The Sun-Sentinel? No. The Daily Pulp? Hell no. He gave it to the tiny gay Wilton Manors publication Florida Agenda. Remember, this is a guy who used to charge big…
Some of the best moments from one of Fort Lauderdale’s finest. — Stephanie Kraft’s path: Lawyer. PTA mom. School Board member. Tool for special interests. Corrupt tool for special interests. Scandalous politician. Criminally charged politician. Jailbird for a day. Suspended School Board member. Blogger. Sounds about right. Yes, Stephanie Kraft has started a…
Well, I guess we know where Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter was on Black Friday: in a line with 500 people at Kohl’s at 3 in the morning. On her Facebook page seen above, Ritter wrote of standing in line at the sales-mad store. Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon, who…
My favorite Thanksgiving song. Have a happy one. Now quickly onto a topic much more suited for Halloween than Thanksgiving — the cat killings case. Let’s start with the numbers. There were 33 cats killed in the Cutler Bay area of Miami in a short period of time back in the summer…
The woman charged by the FBI with making a threat that led to the lockdown of more than 300 Broward County schools after hearing the words of right-wing talker Joyce Kaufman isn’t a member of the Tea Party — she’s a member of the Green Party. Ellisa Martinez was arrested yesterday for…
UPDATED: My colleague Lisa Rab obtained this video of Debra Villegas speaking with Plantation police officers about the Melissa Britt Lewis murder. It was taken in December 2009, after the Rothstein Ponzi scheme and the RRA law firm imploded. Make sure and read Rab’s post. Villegas describes the law firm as a gossip…
Stacy Ritter just can’t stop herself. It seems that everything the Broward County commissioner does sends a stench heavenward. One reason for that may be that she doesn’t do anything at all unless it is to benefit her; her lobbyist husband, Russ Klenet; or the people who helped get her elected — namely,…
Sentenced this morning was Cathy Hamilton, a 54-year-old Clerk of Courts veteran who allegedly scammed the public out of $36,000 in a scheme in which she stole filing fees from civil court cases. This one hit a little surprisingly, since I don’t believe her arrest was publicized. Hamilton pleaded guilty this morning…
Slain attorney Melissa Britt Lewis had an affair with Scott Rothstein? That’s what Debra Villegas told Plantation police detectives, according to a post on the Juice blog broken by Lisa Rab. And Vlillegas had no reason to lie — in fact, she had more reason to conceal it. Combine that with what…
The jury came back today after complaining that it was hopelessly deadlocked last night and acquitted Jim Leyritz of manslaughter. he holdout(s) succumbed after less than an hour of deliberation on this Saturday. The jury did, however, convict the former Yankee star of DUI, and he faces up to six months in…
UPDATE: This just in: The jury is deadlocked in the Leyritz trial. They’re apparently ready to call it a hung jury, but Judge Marc Gold is trying to get them back in there to try again. That’s right, we’re looking at a probable ‘nother go-round. Call it: Leyritz Trial II, The State…
The Florida Ethics Commission received state Rep. Jim Waldman’s financial disclosure form this past on July 1 listing his official district address as 4509 Carambola Circle. That’s the little condo in Coconut Creek owned by Ronald Sherman where Waldman — a millionaire (barely) — claimed he rented a room. But on that very same…
For the second time this week, we’ve found evidence that a state legislator out of Broward County doesn’t live in the district he represents and has been playing a thinly veiled hoax on the public in the process. This time, we’re not talking about House Pro Tem Joe Gibbons, who doesn’t live…
UPDATED: Judge Marc Gold just issued a directed verdict in the former baseball star’s favor on the DUI manslaughter charge, a reliable courthouse source tells me. But Leyritz may still be convicted of a second manslaughter charge, however, along with DUI. Still, the case against the former New York Yankee is in tatters. The dropped count is a victory…
Tip of the iceberg. A Sun-Sentinel story published today on the conflict of interests involving state Rep. Jim Waldman and his role as general counsel for Keiser University was just a start. But it’s a very good start that provides a damning portrait of Waldman’s work. Basically, the article by Sally…
They just voted Sue Gunzburger the new Broward mayor to replace Ken Keechl. Hey, it was her turn. Commissioner Kristin Jacobs made a very lame motion for Gunzburger, saying that “when each jewel is allowed to shine, the whole crown shines.” Yuck. Now Mayor Gunzburger is talking about a “new day,” yada yada yada…
Florida Fraudster-in-Chief Rick Scott has named his economic advisers, and it’s not a pretty list. The biggest name on the list is Arthur Laffer, Ronald Reagan’s trickle-down voodoo economist whose “Laffer Curve” was aptly named. It was certainly laughable. Laffer claimed that lower taxes would create higher tax revenues — a lala-land idea designed to favor…
UPDATE: In November 2012, a lengthy letter from Chris Salamone’s attorney made its way to one of this company’s publishers. In it the lawyer lays out his and Mr. Salamone’s numerous objections to the wording of our 2010 blog post and the conclusions readers might draw from it. Characterizing Salamone…
State Rep. Joe Gibbons, who has been named the number-two Democrat in the Florida Legislature, was investigated for homestead fraud earlier this year — and government records indicate he lied to officials during the probe. The Broward County Property Appraisers Office investigation also found that Gibbons’ homestead in Hallandale Beach conflicted…
Well, we’re past a highly politicized and polarizing week in Broward County and on the Pulp. There’s probably going to be a lot of that in the next two years. Today, though, I’m going to watch the football game and see how the dancing Chad does against the Titans. Yeah, Pennington…
