Feb 18, 2010
Many cities across the United States boast about their history in one form or another. Miami, mostly known for its sandy beaches, fishing and tourism, has decided to honor the cities checkered, but...
Feb 17, 2010
An FBI investigation led to the arrest of at least fifteen prison guards involved in marijuana trafficking and cocaine trafficking. The guards were involved in moving cocaine and marijuana from Mia...
Feb 16, 2010
A Miami federal district court judge dismissed cases pending against two defendants standing trial for allegedly shredding documents related to the Allen Stanford case. In a well-publicized case, S...
Feb 15, 2010
In an unusual case, prosecutors requested that a criminal attorney as part of an investigation wear a wire in an attempt to catch another lawyer allegedly involved in fraud. The defense lawyer repr...
Feb 12, 2010
Three Miami-Dade police officers expect to be indicted in federal court on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. The three men previously testified as witnesses in a federal court trial. They...
Feb 11, 2010
The federal government continues to prosecute and punish anyone caught up in Miami Medicare fraud. This time the feds arrested and prosecuted a Miami-Dade County woman for allegedly running a clini...
Feb 10, 2010
Two former Allen Stanford employees currently on trial in a Miami federal court lost their first attempt to have the charges dismissed during trial. The Miami criminal attorneys representing Thomas...
Feb 09, 2010
For years, the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office has maintained the independent power to determine which juvenile offenders will be transferred or direct filed to adult circuit court for th...
Feb 08, 2010
Recent reports show that the economic woes this country is facing impact unemployment and consumer sentiment, but also the number of domestic violence cases reported in Miami and across the United ...
Feb 05, 2010
The leader of a Columbian cocaine trafficking cartel appeared in a federal court in New Jersey and entered a not guilty plea with the assistance of his Miami criminal defense lawyer. At the arraign...
Feb 04, 2010
A man who used to reside in Sunny Isles appeared in federal court with his Miami criminal defense lawyer for his sentencing hearing before a United States District Judge. Nilton Rossoni received a ...
Feb 03, 2010
Ten Miami-Dade residents were formally charged in a massive Miami mortgage fraud scheme. The defendants are alleged to have defrauded various lenders to the tune of $24 million. The hardest hit ban...
Feb 02, 2010
Recent articles have set forth the proposition that the United States is losing the war on drugs. That very well may be the case, but federal authorities working together seized in excess of $5 bil...
Feb 01, 2010
A statistical report issued by Miami-Dade County revealed a drop in violent crimes from 2009 as compared with 2008. The number murders, armed robberies, sexual battery and aggravated assault and ba...
