Jan 12, 2012
One of the most infamous Haitian cocaine trafficking kingpins will go before a federal judge and seek a significant sentence reduction for cooperating with federal authorities. The defendant will a...
Nov 30, 2011
The highly publicized case involving the stabbing death of a Coral Gables student has finally reached its conclusion with the exception of any appellate matters that they may be heard by the 3rd Di...
Jun 22, 2011
On September 30, 2010, a jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Coconut Grove resident Brandon Antron Rolle for the July 2006 first degree murder and robbery with a firearm of a lost Illino...
Jan 24, 2011
The recent death of two local police officers has everyone up in arms regarding the individual that shot them while they were attempting to execute an arrest warrant. The criminal justice system's ...
Jan 05, 2011
A local women entered a guilty plea in criminal court to one count of aggravated
manslaughter. In exchange for her guilty plea, the state offered a five-year probationary plea. The
Miami crimin...
Oct 18, 2010
The former assistant to a currently jailed attorney was sentenced in a Broward County federal courtroom for her involvement in one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever unraveled in South Florida. Debr...
Oct 06, 2010
Many defendants that have been sentenced to long prison sentences on sexual battery and rape charges based on alleged confessions made to law enforcement officers. The advent of DNA evidence in rec...
Jul 27, 2010
A well-known lawyer and forensic accountant was sentenced to 8 ½ years in federal court on theft related charges. Lew Freeman, a former lawyer and accountant was accused of stealing millions of dol...
May 17, 2010
As time passes on, the prison population in the State of Florida continues to grow. The costs are growing to astronomical numbers, while the money being used for education and construction projects...
Apr 26, 2010
For the past 30 years, the Florida Legislature has enacted various laws regarding sentencing which are among the toughest in the United States. Florida uses a series of minimum mandatory and habitu...
Apr 12, 2010
The lead investigator in a marijuana trafficking case fainted during a hearing in federal court. While being cross examined during the sentencing hearing, the lead DEA agent fainted on the witness ...
Apr 06, 2010
During a county wide sting, the Broward Sheriff's Office in conjunction with other local law enforcement officers arrested dozens of suspected drug dealers and other offenders. Law enforcement auth...
