Oct 06, 2011
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a conviction and held that parents can be charged and convicted of kidnapping their own children. A Miami-Dade County jury convicted Ricardo Davilla of kidnapping...
Sep 30, 2011
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is at it again. The department responsible for deporting immigrants back to their native countries made another widespread sweep netting 3,000 ind...
Sep 22, 2011
As usual, the Florida legislature always reacts to high-profile criminal law cases. After a jury acquitted Casey Anthony, the public became outraged that such a villainous defendant could walk free...
Sep 15, 2011
Criminal defense attorneys across the State of Florida have been peppering the courts with motions to dismiss drug cases from simple possession to drug trafficking. To date, only one judge out of M...
Sep 07, 2011
Federal law enforcement authorities arrested 42 people alleged to have committed Medicare fraud throughout hree counties in the South Florida area. Among those arrested were the owners of the Bisca...
Aug 31, 2011
Federal authorities arrested 13 doctors that were involved in the operation of illegal pill mills. After completing a three year investigation dubbed "Operation Oxy Alley", 32 people have been indi...
Aug 22, 2011
A long road lies ahead for defendants charged with drug crimes, as well as, for prosecutors who are trying to keep their cases from unraveling. Recent decisions from the federal and state benches h...
Aug 16, 2011
The South Florida criminal justice system is replete with defendants charged with narcotics crimes from simple drug possession to drug trafficking. Criminal attorneys across the state including Mia...
Aug 11, 2011
Local police officials have announced that they apprehended one of the individuals involved in a carjacking that resulted in the death of a young couple. The double murder occurred in Miami Gardens...
Aug 06, 2011
A former local elementary school teacher is currently facing child pornography charges in circuit court. Possession of child pornography is normally a third degree felony punishable up to five year...
Jul 27, 2011
A South Florida man previously convicted of cocaine trafficking and money laundering has been charged with committing Medicare fraud. The indictment alleges that Luis Alejandro Sanz, who had previo...
Jul 22, 2011
A former Coral Gables student is standing trial for his alleged role in the stabbing death of a fellow student. The murder trial stems from an incident that occurred at Coral Gables High School. In...
Jul 14, 2011
Not yet, but advocates are pushing to decriminalize marijuana possession on the beach. More than a dozen people pushing for the new law arrived at city hall on Miami Beach with a petition that cont...
Jul 11, 2011
Federal officials finally launched the long awaited computer system to combat Medicare fraud. South Florida has been declared "ground zero" for Medicare fraud. A federal task force operating out of...
