Blog for the month June, 2011

Jun 28, 2011

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Local doctor sentenced to 20 years for medicare

A federal judge sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme that cost the federal healthcare system millions of dollars. The defendant appeared with his ...

Jun 23, 2011

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Congressman seeks to pass new immigration law

In 2005, the United States Congress passed a new law which forbids federal immigration authorities for indefinitely detaining illegal immigrants with prior criminal histories. Our community has alw...

Jun 22, 2011

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Life sentence no death penalty for defendant

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...

Jun 15, 2011

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Beach cops and cameras dont mix

Memorial Day weekend on the beach again resulted in violence and arrests. With the evolution of cell phones has come the ability of civilians to video police actions. Several incidents of police of...

Jun 07, 2011

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Local cop facing federal drug charges

A local city police officer was arrested last week and charged in federal court with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Court rec...

Jun 02, 2011

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Photo line ups are flawed

The credibility of photo lineups in Florida criminal proceedings has come under recent attack both from the legislature and the Innocence Project of Florida, a non-profit organization, that works t...