Eight days worth of transcripts from Scott Rothstein’s Miami deposition have been released, and he’s covered a wide range of topics while investment firms try to recover some of the money they lost in Rothstein’s mega-Ponzi.He’s been prohibited by the feds from going into too much detail on some topics…
Thirty hours and 30 minutes into 2012, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office began investigating its first homicide of the year.The PBSO announced this morning that 49-year-old James McMillan was working at his Belle Glade grocery store when he was shot during an attempted robbery around 6:30 a.m.McMillan died after…
Broward Sheriff’s Deputy John Blackwelder died in a motorcycle crash shortly after noon on New Year’s Day, according to the BSO.The sheriff’s office says Blackwelder, 45, was riding his 2010 Honda motorcycle west on East Commercial Boulevard when a 75-year-old woman driving a four-door Cadillac made a left turn into…
Crime in Broward — sometimes it’s hilarious, sometimes it’s depressing, and sometimes it’s just downright freaky. From a guy getting busted while fingering a Chihuahua to a TSA agent getting caught stuffing a passenger’s iPad down his pants, crimes in Broward were anything but tame in 2011.Check out this year’s…
Donald Trump is still threatening to run for president as a third-party candidate, and he appears to be getting help setting it up from the founder of the South Florida Tea Party.Everett Wilkinson, who was acting as a promoter for Trump’s miserable failure at hosting a debate among the GOP…
Producing an attack ad against Rep. Allen West probably isn’t the hardest thing to do, considering the amount of controversial material the congressman likes to put out on a regular basis.Democrat Patrick Murphy has taken advantage of some of that, releasing an online video titled “Allen West’s 2011 Year in…
With a month to go until Florida’s GOP presidential primary, the latest poll shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich essentially tied and well ahead of the rest of the field.For those who are putting money on Florida’s GOP primary, though, they’re picking Romney by…
For those who want to read the transcripts of Scott Rothstein’s deposition in Miami in their entirety, we’ll post them all here as they come along.The deposition went on for two weeks starting on December 12, and Rothstein answered just about every question he was allowed to answer, although whether…
There seem to be two distinct interpretations of what’s been released thus far from Scott Rothstein’s deposition in Miami — he’s either coming forward with a ton of damning information or he’s full of crap.His claims haven’t been specific — especially with objections from the feds over the issues of…
Danny Pham’s probation terms forbid him from possessing animals. That’s the short explanation of how to get arrested for picking up a rooster from the post office.According to an arrest report from the Boynton Beach Police Department, an animal-control officer got word that Pham, 36, was at the post office…
Scott Rothstein has accused several TD Bank employees of being complicit in his massive Ponzi scheme, so it’s not surprising an attorney representing the bank tried to get Rothstein to admit he’s lying.Attorney Mark Schnapp — who was also asking Rothstein about his relationship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office –…
Now there’s something for Margate commissioners to hang on the fridge — an award from PETA.For the commission’s unanimous vote to ban bull hooks, electric prods, and other devices that can be used to harm animals, PETA announced today that it’s sending the commissioners “Compassionate Legislator Awards.”The push for the…
No member of Florida’s congressional delegation missed more votes this year than South Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson.In fact, South Florida Democrats — excluding Rep. Alcee Hastings — had some of the worst attendance records in the state, as Wilson, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Rep. Ted Deutch missed a…
Government objections during the fifth day of Scott Rothstein’s deposition made it clear he’s not allowed to give any details on his affiliations with organized crime or his claims that he bribed cops and judges.On the seventh day of his deposition — the afternoon session of December 20 in the…
Downloading child pornography anywhere isn’t the greatest idea, but at the workplace — c’mon, man.Still, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department says that’s what 62-year-old Stephen Saftler’s been doing, as they served a warrant at his workplace in Sunrise yesterday.After seizing the computer in Saftler’s office, police say they found it…
Amid the dissemination of the transcripts from Scott Rothstein’s deposition in Miami, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department has released a statement claiming none of the department’s employees will be facing charges — that it knows of.Rothstein was asked about his associations with organized crime as well as his claims that…
South Florida’s Congressional delegation doesn’t seem to receive praise too often. That would include this week’s report from the right-wing organization Judicial Watch, which named Washington’s ten “most corrupt politicians.”Perhaps not too surprisingly, Rep. Alcee Hastings — along with Miami Rep. David Rivera — made the list.Now, shortly after being…
Florida led the nation in police officers killed in the line of duty in 2011, according to a report released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.Fourteen of the 173 cops killed this year were in Florida, and four other states had at least 10 police fatalities.According to…
Once again, the “Florida for Life Act” has been submitted in the Florida Legislature. The bill would ban abortions not related to medical emergencies and would make it a first-degree felony to perform or assist in the performance of an abortion.Rep. Charles Van Zant has filed the bill on the…
There’s some pretty interesting stuff coming out of Scott Rothstein’s mouth during his deposition in Miami, like his claim that the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm was full of potheads.For whatever reason, attorney Sam Rabin wanted to know about Rothstein’s drug use during his Ponzi expedition, to which Rothstein claimed…
The “racist newsletter” drama surrounding GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul seems to be an indication that the fabled “mainstream media” is running low on news in the Republican primary battle. This has been something that’s been around for decades — literally, multiple decades — and it’s been made clear…
After Edson Ramirez-Jaimes allegedly blew through some red lights and crashed into an SUV, causing a “fireball” and killing the driver on Christmas Eve, the cops say he told them he never even remembered driving.According to documents from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Ramirez-Jaimes, 23, was driving his Toyota…
